A number of investigators responsible for cracking down on jail officers who lie about being sick have themselves been absent from work for significant periods.
Tag: Rikers Island Prison Complex
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Trump Organization Fined $1.6 Million for Evading Taxes
The Trump Organization must pay $1.6 million for giving executive off-the-books benefits and pay.
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Rikers Has a Deadly Contraband Problem. Are Cargo Pants to Blame?
The notorious jail had its deadliest year in a decade, while the flow of narcotics and weapons into the complex continues.
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What You Can Learn on Texas’ Death Row
Jails and prisons are places where the sanctity of life transforms from a philosophical concern into an obvious truth, both indisputable and urgent.
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New York to Pay as Much as $300 Million for Release Delays at Rikers
Detainees at the jail complex were held for hours or days after they made bail. Each one is now due $3,500, according to a legal settlement.