Sentences with phrase «seated culture of violence»
On Monday, a damning report by the office of Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, about the «deep - seated culture of violence» against adolescent inmates at Rikers Island singled out the episodes as particularly deplorable.
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The Aug. 4 report, released by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, said that the civil rights of teenaged inmates were violated by correction officers» routine beatings for minor infractions, as part of «a deep - seated culture of violence» that permeated Rikers and also affected adult inmates.
The office of Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, released its findings in a graphic 79 - page report that described a «deep - seated culture of violence» against youthful inmates at the jail complex, perpetrated by guards who operated with little fear of punishment.
The U.S. Justice Department has said the island jail suffers from a «deep - seated culture of violence.»
The U.S. Justice Department in 2014 said Rikers, where most inmates are pre-trial detainees and innocent under the law, has a «deep - seated culture of violence.»
Not exact matches
Seabrook, a popular but polarizing union leader, accused the de Blasio administration and Ponte of not allowing the union a «seat at the table» in crafting policy to enact changes at Rikers Island — which U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has described as having a persistent «culture of violence» among inmates and correction officers.