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Of the more than 2,500 lawsuits filed under a special New York law, nearly 20% allege sexual violence against current or former prisoners at the infamous Rikers Island facilities.
A lawsuit filed against New York City claiming it is liable for systemic problems at the women’s facility in the Rikers Island jail will continue after U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan of the ...
In 2015, city jails fell under federal oversight as part of the settlement in a class-action lawsuit from prisoners, who argued violence inside facilities like Rikers was so severe it violated ...
A longtime Rikers Island correction officer needed six stitches to close a gaping gash over her eye Friday, after allegedly being bashed in the face by a violent inmate at the notorious city jail.
A court-appointed monitor is urging a judge to begin contempt proceedings against New York City over conditions at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, setting the stage for a potential ...
The women filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against one of the jail's corrections. Two inmates from one of America's most famous jails say New York City allowed Rikers Island corrections officers to ...
Rikers Islands’ security chief was sacked a little more than a week after the correction officers’ called for his ouster over a series of attacks at the troubled jail complex, sources said.
Women transferred to a state prison because of the crisis at Rikers Island have been threatened with violence and subject to beatings, strip searches and male officers’ ogling as they take ...