A seemingly endless rotation between state forensic hospitals and city jails has meant that some mentally ill detainees stay in the system for years without ever standing trial.
Tag: Correction Department (NYC)
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Man Charged in Grand Central Stabbings Slashed Inmate, Officials Say
Steven Hutcherson, who was charged in the stabbings of two teenage sisters on Christmas Day, slashed a detainee on Rikers Island three days later, the authorities said.
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Rikers Detainees Were Kept Locked in Cells After Fire Broke Out
A report by the Board of Correction found that eight people remained in their cells for a half-hour while smoke spread through a housing unit.
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Louis Molina, Head of NYC’s Troubled Jails, Is Named Deputy Mayor for Safety
Louis A. Molina had been head of the Correction Department since 2022 but failed to improve conditions at the perennially troubled jails.
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Queens Man Who Escaped Custody at a Hospital Is Captured After Month on the Run
A Queens man accused in a drug case shinnied down nearly five stories at a hospital, caught a cab and couch surfed with friends and relatives before he was recaptured Tuesday.