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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 ...
A federal judge found New York City in contempt for its failure to stem violence at its notorious Rikers Island prison complex, as abysmal conditions have continued at the facility nearly a decade ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday directed New York City officials to begin developing a plan for a possible federal takeover of Rikers Island, following a hearing in Manhattan in a long-running case over abuse, mismanagement and other chronic problems at one of the nation’s largest and most notorious jails.
(The Center Square) – New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail is likely to be taken over by the federal government after a judge ruled the city in contempt of court for failing to deal with ...
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail complex, after finding the city had failed to improve violent conditions ...
Last November, New York’s state prison system was found to have wrongly punished more than 2,000 detainees due to false positives from drug tests manufactured by Sirchie Finger Print Laboratories. For years, the test strips used on Rikers Island, the city-run jail system, were also provided by Sirchie.
New York City has agreed to pay out $300 million to people wrongly detained on Rikers Island after posting bail, according to papers filed Tuesday in Manhattan Federal Court. The mammoth ...