Sentences with phrase «rikers island every day»

«It would be nice however if the members of COBA, who put their lives on the line on Rikers Island every day, were officially invited to sit at the table.

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«At Rikers Island one day several years ago, officers entrusted with the duty to maintain order and discipline without resorting to force succumbed to their worst instincts and to the casual violence that is too often prevalent among the prison population these men were entrusted to watch,» he said.

In a shocking verdict that stunned outside observers, she was found guilty despite insufficient evidence and Zweibel sentenced Cecily to 90 days in jail at Rikers Island, along with 5 years of probation.

Seabrook's arrest came just one day after five corrections officers were convicted of assault charges for the savage beating of a Rikers Island inmate in 2012.

At 10 a.m., de Blasio appears live on WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss affordable housing, Earth Day and Rikers Island.

At Rikers Island, guards are permitted to isolate inmates for days or weeks for talking back, horseplay and possession of «unauthorized amounts» of clothing or art supplies.

This bureau truly is a key component to reforming Rikers Island, making the grounds safer for our hardworking DOC workers who maintain order day in and day out,» said State Senator Jeff Klein.

On any given day, there are 9,400 people in custody, with the majority on Rikers Island.

«Today is a historic day, as we are yet one step closer to closing Rikers Island,» Johnson (D - Manhattan) said.

The letter comes days after a Rikers Island captain was beaten by three inmates in an unprovoked Thanksgiving Day attack that was caught on video.

New York City has agreed to pay $ 5.75 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from the 2013 death of a mentally ill inmate, Bradley Ballard, who was found naked and covered in urine and feces after being locked in a cell at Rikers Island for six days.

A rogues gallery of correction officers spends eight hours a day doing next to nothing in a Rikers Island rubber room, costing taxpayers millions each year, sources tell the NY Daily News.

Join us to explore what Rikers means for the more than 7,500 people detained at Rikers Island on any given day.

The decision came just a day after the federal report placed much of the blame for the culture of brutality at Rikers Island on a failure to punish guards who use excessive and unnecessary force.

The independent commission studying Rikers Island officially released its recommendations for closing the troubled jail complex on Sunday, more than a year after the panel was convened and two days after Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York reversed course to back the plan.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio tussled Thursday over when to close Rikers Island, a day after 29 alleged gang members were indicted on a charge of attacks on inmates and officers at the jail complex.

Within days of the interrogation, Ms. Robles interviewed Mr. Juárez at the Rikers Island jail complex.

But closing Rikers has gained political momentum over the last few days since the Council speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, endorsed in her State of the City address the idea of mothballing the unloved complex that covers the more than 400 - acre island, and replacing it with an archipelago of neighborhood jails.

A brief stint teaching troubled students at schools in Brooklyn and on Rikers Island convinced Mitchell of the need for strong schools — he advocates longer school days and tougher tenure rules — as well as more jobs and after - school options for youth.

A CASUAL reader of the news these days might conclude that there is real hope for Rikers Island, New York's cesspool of a jail complex, located swimming distance from La Guardia Airport in the East River.

School for radical thought by day, nightclub into the wee hours, this multifarious undertaking will offer classes with the likes of the Rikers Island Debate Project, one - on - one counseling for those affected by incarceration, and a dance club, with Creative Time turning over the keys to nightlife stalwarts like House of Vogue.