Sentences with phrase «officer against inmate»

During Mr. Bloomberg's last term in office, use of force by officers against inmates jumped by 90 percent.

Not exact matches

The de Blasio administration announced Wednesday that DOC is launching a $ 4.5 million safety and security initiative aimed at addressing violence by inmates against correction officers.

Ms. Clark's predecessor, Robert T. Johnson, had been criticized by Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Correction Officers Benevolent Union for delays in prosecuting cases against inmates, even as slashings and assaults continued to rise.

For days after the June prison break by Richard Matt and David Sweat, Clinton Correctional Facility officers carried out what seemed like a campaign of retribution against dozens of inmates, particularly those on the honor block, an investigation by The New York Times found.

On Nov. 18, 2013, a Rikers Island inmate was scheduled to testify in court against two correction officers charged with use of excessive force and a subsequent coverup.

The Correction Officers Benevolent Association last month filed a federal suit of its own, alleging inmate violence is up 18 percent since de Blasio's decree and street gang members in custody are organizing against guards, who have been «punched, kicked, slashed, splashed with urine, feces or saliva, stabbed, held hostage, beaten severely or sexually assaulted by inmates.»

The sheriff had come under fire during the campaign for issues including the number of inmate deaths at the Erie County Holding Center since he took office in 2005, as well as a recent sex discrimination lawsuit filed against him by a now - retired Holding Center officer.

PLATTSBURGH — A lawsuit has been filed against several correction officers at Clinton Correctional Facility, accusing them of brutally beating inmates and denying them their rights in the aftermath of last year's escape of two murderers.

A lawsuit has been filed against several correction officers at Clinton Correctional Facility, accusing them of brutally beating inmates and denying them their rights in the aftermath of last year's escape of two murderers.

Bronx prosecutors declined to file charges against officers accused of brutally beating two inmates on Rikers Island in 2012 because of problems with testimony.

He held a press conference savaging the mayor and his correction commissioner on the steps of City Hall after a correction officer was badly slashed in the face, and has pushed back hard against many of de Blasio's efforts to bring reforms to Rikers Island to overcome what Bharara deemed, in a separate investigation, a culture of violence by guards against inmates.

«If you're serious and consistent about ending violence against our inmates and our officers, then you're going to understand why we need common sense measures to stop weapons and drugs from getting into this facility,» said de Blasio then.

Inmate advocacy groups have alleged violence against inmates at Clinton Correctional Facility, a charge that corrections officers have denied.

Hizzoner also continued to insist that the jails «are safer» since Ponte came on three years ago, despite city statistics showing that the rate of assaults against correction officers and among inmates has increased during his tenure.

On that day, a Rikers inmate, Dapree Peterson, 21, was scheduled to testify against two correction officers who had been accused of assaulting Mr. Peterson and covering it up in an official report.

A juvenile probation officer makes a team out of inmates and plays against high schools, raising the prisoners» self - esteem along the way.

Prisoners were recorded as having exhibited violent behavior during their incarceration if there were disciplinary reports of physical aggression or assault against other inmates or prison officers while in prison.