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Scandal, Suicides, Corruption and Abuse Abound at New York Citys Rikers Island Jail
Loaded on May 15, 2006
by Gary Hunter
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2006, page 1
Scandal, Suicides, Corruption and Abuse Abound at New York Citys Rikers Island Jail
Filed under:
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Prison Health Services,
Staff-Staff Harassment,
Contractor Misconduct,
Medical Misconduct,
Jail Misconduct,
Discrimination,
Gay/Lesbian,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Cell Searches,
Strip Searches,
Failure to Protect (General),
Staffing,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Americans with Disabilities Act,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice,
Suicides,
Clergy.
Location:
New York.
by Gary Hunter
When Rikers Island was purchased in 1884 it was only 87 acres. The city of New York made it a landfill and expanded it for the citys Department of Correction a fact that has ...
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