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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
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.
Scandal, Suicides, Corruption and Abuse Abound at New York Citys Rikers Island Jail

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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