Judge finds New York City in contempt over jail conditions, moves closer to a federal takeover
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Wednesday found New York City in contempt for failing to staunch violence and brutality at its ...
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 ...
Federal Judge Finds New York City in Contempt Over Jail Conditions
Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt on 18 separate counts, underscoring the city's failure to address issues ...
New York City Held in Contempt Over Failure to Fix Rikers Island
A federal judge held New York City’s Department of Correction in contempt for failing to institute reforms at Rikers Island ...
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New York City's Push to Ban Mail at Rikers Was Based on Drug Test Kits With an 85 Percent Error Rate
In 2022, former New York City Department of Corrections Commissioner Louis Molina testified before the city council about the flood of fentanyl coming into Rikers Island, the city's infamous jail ...
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NYC found in contempt over ongoing violence in city jails, including use of force and self-harm
A federal judge found New York City in contempt Wednesday over conditions in city jails, citing that conditions have only ...
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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 ...
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Homeless man’s alleged killing spree exposes NYC’s ‘whole rotten system’
New York City Department of Correction spokesperson Latima Johnson said. In May, police records obtained by CNN show, Rivera spent time at the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward in Manhattan ...