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The family of Layleen Polanco, the 27-year-old Afro-Latina trans woman who died while in solitary confinement on…
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More than a year after Layleen Polanco died neglected in her New York City jail cell, some of the individuals…
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A week after New York City’s investigation into the death of Layleen Polanco found that Rikers Island staffers were…
Nov 7 2016
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Earlier this year, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito formed an independent commission to determine…
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Venida Browder, whose son Kalief committed suicide last year after being detained at Rikers Island for three years…
Aug 27 2016
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At New York City’s floating hellhole of a jail, Rikers Island, abuse of inmates is common, while legal action…
Jun 3 2016
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A man in New York who spent five months at Rikers Island says he had no idea he could have posted $2 bail to be…
Dec 28 2015
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A female inmate at Rikers Island told the New York Daily News that a correction officer raped her in a padlocked…
Oct 30 2015
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Last May, Thomas Hamm, a gay man, visited his partner at New York City’s Rikers Island. After the two men kissed in…
Aug 10 2015
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Thomas Gilbert Jr., the 30-year-old Princeton grad charged with murdering his hedge fund father, wants to know where…
Jul 8 2015
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On Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration released an $18 million plan that will, starting next year,…
Jun 8 2015
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On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver took on America’s bail bond system, pointing out that it often jails poor…
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn is out on bail today, meaning he'll no longer have to endure jail like a "common criminal."…
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