The ruling came the same day that city officials delivered a plan for potentially avoiding a federal takeover of the troubled jail complex. Source: New York Times
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Medical Care at Rikers Is Delayed for Thousands, Records Show
By Gotham Rex on February 1, 2022
A court filing on Tuesday shed new light on the effect of the city jail system’s staffing crisis on health care, with missed appointments leading to severe health consequences. Source: New York Times
‘Disorder and Chaos’ in N.Y.C. Jails as Pandemic Recedes
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Six incarcerated people have died, a man accused of murder was accidentally released and a captain was charged with criminally negligent homicide, while the future of Rikers Island remains unclear. Source: New York Times
As N.Y.C. Jails Become More Violent, Solitary Confinement Persists
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2020
Even as Mayor Bill de Blasio has emptied out the city’s jails, the number of people who are placed in punitive segregation each year has remained about the same. Source: New York Times