A fellow inmate, Albert DeSalvo, told him that he was the Boston Strangler who had killed 13 women in the early 1960s. Mr. Nassar’s death, in 2018, had gone unreported.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
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Lawmakers Tour D.C. Jail Where Jan. 6 Defendants Are Held
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said the detainees had reported mistreatment, but a Democratic lawmaker said their conditions were better than others.
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New Video Shows Virginia Officers Overpowering and Punching Irvo Otieno Outside Jail Cell
The video was recorded several hours before previously released footage, which showed seven sheriff’s deputies pinning Mr. Otieno down for more than 11 minutes.
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Clash Looms Between Council and Mayor Adams as Speaker Sets Her Agenda
The City Council speaker, Adrienne Adams, called for closing the Rikers Island jail complex by 2027 and expanding 3-K for All, in opposition to Mayor Adams’s stance.
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Rikers Is Already Awful, and It’s Worse if You’re Trans
New York City has the chance to oppose the national rollback on trans rights.