A federal monitor found that the number of times guards at the jail complex used force against inmates rose 54 percent, even as its population shrank. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Rikers Island Prison Complex”
The Mayor Blames the Virus for Shootings. Here’s What Crime Data Shows.
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2020
Mr. de Blasio has pointed to court delays and bail reform to explain the surge in gun violence. But the N.Y.P.D.’s own numbers tell a different story. Source: New York Times
Should N.Y. Be Jailing Parolees for Minor Lapses During a Pandemic?
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2020
On probation since 2018, Earl Russell was sent to Rikers for sleeping in his own bed instead of in the shelter where he was mandated to stay. Source: New York Times
Spike in N.Y.C. Shootings Leaves 64 Shot and 10 Dead
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2020
The victims included a young father who was shot while holding hands with his 6-year-old daughter in the Bronx. Source: New York Times
17 Rikers Guards Will Be Disciplined in Death of Layleen Polanco
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2020
Correction officers failed to check on Layleen Polanco, 27, as she was having a fatal epileptic seizure in a solitary cell, an investigation found. Source: New York Times
N.Y.’s Legal Limbo: Pandemic Creates Backlog of 39,200 Criminal Cases
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
A justice system based on face-to-face meetings has been limping along with virtual hearings, but officials are struggling with how to restart trials and grand jury proceedings. Source: New York Times