Protesters call for end of mass incarceration after latest Rikers death
The group rallied outside Gov. Kathy Hochul's office in Manhattan demanding an end to what they call inhumane conditions on the island. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reports.
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The group rallied outside Gov. Kathy Hochul's office in Manhattan demanding an end to what they call inhumane conditions on the island. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reports.
It comes after a third person died in custody this year. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reports.
The march and rally were organized by the group Neighbors United Below Canal.
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The Department of Correction says the detainee passed away at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Eric M. Taylor Center.
Another person has died while in custody on Rikers Island.
The chaos comes at an increasing cost, averaging an all-time high of $556,539 per detainee per year.
Another Rikers Island detainee has died in custody as the federal monitor outlines continued dysfunction at the jail complex; CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports.
Department of Correction says 38-year-old was found unresponsive in his cell and taken to Elmhurst Hospital.
The death of another detainee on Rikers Island has intensified calls for the immediate release of detainees at the troubled jail complex. CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports.
Records from January revealed nearly 6,800 inmates missed their medical appointments in city jails.
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Back in 2017, former the city laid out a plan to close Rikers Island by 2027, and open a jail in every borough except Staten Island.
In December, detainees were no shows for appointments more than 1,000 times -- all because security wasn't available to escort them, coinciding with ongoing absenteeism exacerbated by a vaccine mandate and a surge of the Omicron variant.
While the Department of Correction said the detainees' actions are not considered a hunger strike, it's how Mayor Eric Adams explained it when asked about how DOC commissioner Louis Molina is responding.
From the subway to the street, NYPD data shows crime is up in New York City 6% compared to last year. In some of the unprovoked attacks, we've learned the suspect has a criminal past, with victims that have sounded the alarm before.
More than half of those incarcerated are unvaccinated, putting them at severe risk as the Omicron variant spreads.
The commissioner of the Department of Correction is sounding the alarm about a surge in COVID-19 cases on Rikers Island.
Adams and Molina made waves when asked about future plans for solitary confinement on Rikers Island.
There have been 16 deaths involving detainees this year. Fourteen of them were people in custody on Rikers Island.
He becomes the 15th detainee to die in custody during what's become the deadliest year since 2016, when thousands more inmates were housed at the jail complex.
The plaintiffs say they have suffered assaults and sexual abuse.
In recent months, state and local leaders have attempted to alleviate conditions at the city's jail complex.
The deteriorating conditions include increased inmate deaths, suicides and officers calling out sick en masse.
It was back to work on Rikers Island on Wednesday, but this time only for staff who have had at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Shimamura most recently served as the City Department of Parks and Recreation's Manhattan borough commissioner, Mamdani said.
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