Sentences with phrase «former city jails»

Former city jails chief Joseph Ponte's fondness for road trips ran deeper than the city has previously admitted, records obtained by The Post show.

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Rikers Island, New York City's violence - plagued jail complex, can be closed by 2024 — three years sooner than the city is planning, according to a panel led by Jonathan Lippman, the state's former chief jCity's violence - plagued jail complex, can be closed by 2024 — three years sooner than the city is planning, according to a panel led by Jonathan Lippman, the state's former chief jcity is planning, according to a panel led by Jonathan Lippman, the state's former chief judge

Rikers Island, New York City's violence - plagued jail complex, can be closed by 2024 — three years sooner than the city is planning, according to a panel led by the state's former chief juCity's violence - plagued jail complex, can be closed by 2024 — three years sooner than the city is planning, according to a panel led by the state's former chief jucity is planning, according to a panel led by the state's former chief judge.

At 2 p.m., NYC Council members, inmate advocates and former guards and inmates from the city's Rikers Island Correctional Facility discuss proposals for overhauling treatment of inmates at the jail; Urban Justice Center, 16th floor, 123 William St., Manhattan.

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O'Donnell, a former public defense attorney, who often visited clients in New York City's jails, also in the letter expressed concern that the newest corrections officers are placed on the 3 to 11 PM shift, when most of an unusually high number of incidents involving assaults occur.

He recalled former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara «s lawsuit against the city for the abusive conditions at the jail, the city's subsequent acceptance of a federal monitor and the plight of youths like Kalief Browder who found themselves unable to afford bail and held behind bars for months, even years, awaiting trial.

A controversial former corrections official from Washington may be put at the helm of overseeing New York City's jails.

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited a Rikers Island jail for a surprise visit with inmates, drawing immediate rebuke from the union representing New York City correction officers, which promptly yanked its sponsorship of a Christmas tree lighting celebration.

As part of the proposal, Mark - Viverito also announced last week an independent commission chaired by former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman would study and come up with proposals to change the city's current criminal justice system from its jails to the court houses.

Former Sen. Al D'Amato was this close to being called as a witness at the corruption trial of the former head of the city's correction officers union — which gets underway this week — over a story he has been telling for years about how the fallen jail guard rep once solicited him for a bribe, The Post has leFormer Sen. Al D'Amato was this close to being called as a witness at the corruption trial of the former head of the city's correction officers union — which gets underway this week — over a story he has been telling for years about how the fallen jail guard rep once solicited him for a bribe, The Post has leformer head of the city's correction officers union — which gets underway this week — over a story he has been telling for years about how the fallen jail guard rep once solicited him for a bribe, The Post has learned.

At 8:15 a.m., Prisoners rights activist Cecily McMillan, NYC Jails Action Coalition, and former Rikers detainees urge New York City Board of Corrections to address the current «crisis of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment occurring on Rikers Island and other New York City jails,» 125 Worth St., ManhaJails Action Coalition, and former Rikers detainees urge New York City Board of Corrections to address the current «crisis of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment occurring on Rikers Island and other New York City jails,» 125 Worth St., Manhajails,» 125 Worth St., Manhattan.

Former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman announced the members of a commission he'll lead to study Rikers Island today — a group that does not include correction unions or management and that he vowed would take an independent and «no holds barred» look at the city's jails.

«If I hadn't come to Atlas, I'd be dead, in jail, or selling drugs,» Colbert said, noting he owes it all to the free city gym run by Pat Russo, a former NYPD narcotics sergeant.

Several African - American members of the City Council ripped into Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson and Judge Danny Chun over the sentencing of former NYPD Officer Peter Liang — who avoided jail time for the 2014 killing of black Brooklynite Akai Gurley.

In one of his office's highest profile cases, in March, Thompson recommended no jail time for Peter Liang, the former NYPD cop convicted of manslaughter after fatally shooting Akai Gurley in a stairwell at the Louis Pink Houses in City Line.

It will be overseen by two co-chairmen: Rudy Crew, a former New York City schools chancellor who is now the president of Medgar Evers College, and Jonathan Lippman, who was once the chief judge of New York State and last year ran a commission that recommended ways to close the city's jail complex at Rikers IslCity schools chancellor who is now the president of Medgar Evers College, and Jonathan Lippman, who was once the chief judge of New York State and last year ran a commission that recommended ways to close the city's jail complex at Rikers Islcity's jail complex at Rikers Island.

United States Brief government shutdown ends as Trump signs spending bill, Washington Post More than 100 New York City lawyers protest after ICE arrests Bronx man, The Guardian International Former Credit Suisse «star» gets five - year jail term for «clever fraud», Reuters

A former Toronto city councillor, lawyer and immigration adjudicator who served seven months in jail for breach of trust and agreeing to accept benefit has been granted permission to surrender his licence to practise law and ordered to pay $ 5,000 in costs for the investigation against him.