Rikers Island Reforms: What Is New York City Doing to Change Culture of Inmate Abuse?

NEW YORK—Following the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation, which revealed widespread abuses against teen inmates at the Rikers Island jail complex, New York City’s Corrections Commissioner Joe Ponte testified before council members on Wednesday to discuss reforms the corrections department has since implemented.
Rikers Island Reforms: What Is New York City Doing to Change Culture of Inmate Abuse?
(L–R) Senior Deputy Commissioner Ari Wax, Commissioner Joseph Ponte, Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Planning and Programs Erik Berliner, Chief of Department William Clemons, at a City Council hearing in June 2014. Commissioner Ponte testified before the City Council on Wednesday to discuss reforms the department has taken to address the abuses against adolescent inmates at Rikers Island, reported in a recent federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. Brendon Fallon/Epoch Times
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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