#Rikers inmate escapes through fence before being recaptured

#Rikers inmate escapes through fence before being recaptured

“#Rikers inmate escapes through fence before being recaptured” A Rikers Island inmate put the jail on lockdown Friday morning — after escaping through a hole in a fence, law enforcement sources told The Post. The 20-year-old inmate, identified as Jorden Hewitt, slipped out of the recreation yard just before 9:45 a.m., according to sources. Hewitt,…

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#77 Iowa inmates received overdoses of COVID vaccine

#77 Iowa inmates received overdoses of COVID vaccine

“#77 Iowa inmates received overdoses of COVID vaccine” Dozens of Iowa prisoners received overdoses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday — kicking off an internal investigation at the state facility, a report said. The inmates at Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison were given up to six times the normal dose of the Pfizer vaccine,…

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#Inmates break windows, set fires inside St. Louis jail

#Inmates break windows, set fires inside St. Louis jail

“#Inmates break windows, set fires inside St. Louis jail” Dozens of inmates at a St. Louis jail revolted on Sunday night — breaking windows and setting fires to the facility, according to reports. About 60 rioting inmates wreaked havoc at the Justice Center on the facility’s second and third floors beginning at about 8:45 p.m.,…

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#NYS must open COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all inmates

#NYS must open COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all inmates

“#NYS must open COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all inmates” A Bronx judge on Monday ruled that New York must offer all state prison and jail inmates the coronavirus vaccine — calling the group’s past eligibility exclusion “unfair and unjust.” The decision by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Alison Tuitt came the same day that state officials…

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#Charged with murder, stabbing? In NYC, you’re free to go

#Charged with murder, stabbing? In NYC, you’re free to go

“#Charged with murder, stabbing? In NYC, you’re free to go” Criminal-justice “reform” in New York has turned our courts into a merry-go-round, with violent offenders free to jump off at will. The latest outrage took place in The Bronx, where 16-year-old Jordon Benjamin allegedly stabbed Amya Hicks in mid-December. Arrested a few days later, he…

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#Violent Rikers inmate took physician hostage for 3 hours: lawsuit

#Violent Rikers inmate took physician hostage for 3 hours: lawsuit

“#Violent Rikers inmate took physician hostage for 3 hours: lawsuit” A violent Rikers Island inmate awaiting trial for murder kidnapped and held hostage a physician’s assistant for three hours, threatening to “chew his face off,” according to a new Manhattan federal lawsuit. Jorge Villalobos, a 30-year veteran of the notorious Queens jail’s medical clinic, filed…

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