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NYC jails
Rikers Island More Violent? No, Just More Pepper Spraying, Says Correction Officer Union Head
A record number of use-of-force incidents at Rikers Island in 2014 may not mean inmates experienced more violence.
Probe Finds Porous Security at NYC’s Rikers Island
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.
Help, Not Incarceration
NEW YORK—Anthony Cruz is a different man now that he has been locked up several times.
New Law Requires Data Reporting on Solitary Confinement Conditions in NYC Jails
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.
