#Sixth inmate dies in NYC jail system this year

#Sixth inmate dies in NYC jail system this year

“Sixth inmate dies in NYC jail system this year” A Rikers Island inmate was found dead in his cell Saturday — the sixth person in custody to die this year in New York City’s jail system, sources said. The inmate, who was described by jailhouse sources as 20 or 21 years old, was found unresponsive…

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#NYC jails still ‘potentially life-threatening’ despite Adams’ headway

#NYC jails still ‘potentially life-threatening’ despite Adams’ headway

“NYC jails still ‘potentially life-threatening’ despite Adams’ headway” The conditions in the troubled city jail systems are still “severe and potentially life-threatening” despite Mayor Eric Adams’ effort to make progress at the facilities during the first few months in office, a new federal monitor reform report says. The 30-page blueprint for reform was ordered up…

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#Rikers Island sees surge of stabbings and slashings

#Rikers Island sees surge of stabbings and slashings

“Rikers Island sees surge of stabbings and slashings” It’s a bloodbath on Rikers Island.  In 2021, the complex saw 419 total slashings and stabbings of inmates and corrections officers — a 1,097 percent increase from 2011 — according to figures shared during a public Department of Corrections meeting earlier this week. In that same time,…

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#Federal judge warns DOC commissioner about Rikers Island conditions

#Federal judge warns DOC commissioner about Rikers Island conditions

“Federal judge warns DOC commissioner about Rikers Island conditions” The commissioner of the city’s Department of Correction insisted he’s committed to improving conditions in New York City jails as he appeared before a federal judge Tuesday amid a threatened takeover of scandal-plagued Rikers Island. Commissioner Louis Molina had been instructed by Manhattan federal court Chief…

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