The notorious jail had its deadliest year in a decade, while the flow of narcotics and weapons into the complex continues.
Tag: Correction Department (NYC)
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Jails Boss Pushed for Dying Man’s Release to Limit Rikers Death Count
Louis A. Molina, New York City’s jail commissioner, told his senior staff to ensure that a dying man was “off the Department’s count.”
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Ricardo Cruciani, Who Sexually Assaulted Patients, Found Dead at Rikers
Ricardo Cruciani’s death, just weeks after his conviction, was a suspected suicide. He was the 12th person to die this year in custody or shortly after release.
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Rikers Island Faces Pressure to End Death and Disorder Crisis
Under orders to draw up a turnaround plan or face a federal takeover, the New York City jails system still has failed to provide detainees with basic care.
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Louis Molina’s In Charge of Fixing Rikers Island. His Plan Is Due in 11 Days.
Louis A. Molina, the Department of Correction commissioner since only January, says he has a solution to a problem that has defied his predecessors.