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A record number of use-of-force incidents at Rikers Island in 2014 may not mean inmates experienced more violence.
NEW YORK—New York City jail officials plan tighter screening of guards and other employees after a city investigation found they were easily able to smuggle vodka, heroin, marijuana, and razor blades into Rikers Island in exchange for hundreds of dollars in “courier” fees from inmates.
NEW YORK—Anthony Cruz is a different man now that he has been locked up several times.
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law on Thursday a bill that will provide transparency on who gets placed into solitary confinement in the city’s jails.
