Weinstein sues NYC Department of Corrections for 'medical negligence'
Harvey Weinstein is suing New York City and its Department of Correction, alleging negligence and failure to provide adequate ...
New York City found in contempt over conditions in city jails
Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan issued a written ruling finding the city in contempt over 18 separate contempt claims.
Harvey Weinstein files legal claim alleging lack of medical care and hygiene at Rikers
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have filed a legal claim against New York City over allegedly substandard medical treatment and ...
New York City's Push To Ban Mail at Rikers Was Based on Drug Test Kits With an 85 Percent Error Rate
The problems with these test kits are well-known, and there have been hundreds of documented cases of wrongful arrests based on them.
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‘We are still fighting.’ Hundreds of women call for an end to sexual assaults in NY prisons
Hundreds of formerly incarcerated women called on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James and Mayor Eric ...
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Survivors of sex abuse in New York jails say no action has been taken to make prisons safer
As for Rikers, the New York City Department of Correction said it takes claims of sexual misconduct seriously, and such behavior will not be tolerated. The department cannot comment further due to ...
Judge Holds New York City in Contempt Over Conditions at City Jails
In a 65-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Laura Swain of the Southern District of New York found the city in contempt on ...