Rikers officials signed off on ’round-the-clock lockdown’ of mentally ill woman who later died: claim notice
Rikers Island detainee Charizma Jones, who died in July of a horrific skin condition, had a history of mental illness but was ...
NYC correction officers union calls for Rikers security chief to be fired after another slashing attack
A correction officer was allegedly slashed in the head by a gangbanger during a fight inside troubled Rikers Island on ...
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Judge Directs NYC to Develop Plan for Possible Federal Takeover of Rikers Island Jail
Judge Directs NYC to Develop Plan for Possible Federal Takeover of Rikers Island Jail NEW YORK (AP ... stabbings, fires and fights, have all increased. More than 30 people have also died ...
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Judge directs NYC to develop plan for possible federal takeover of Rikers Island jail
Jeffrey Powell, a lawyer with the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan, argued the city should be held in contempt because Rikers Island is ... fires and fights, have all increased.
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Judge orders NYC to discuss federal takeover of Rikers Island jail
Swain appeared unimpressed, and at times, frustrated with the city’s attempt to discount what she called years of slashings, stabbings and fights as well as correction officers hitting detainees ...