‘Justice denied’: Survivors of sex abuse behind bars call on city, state to address their lawsuits

/
‘Justice denied’: Survivors of sex abuse behind bars call on city, state to address their lawsuits

On Wednesday, dozens of survivors of sexual abuse in the city’s jails and state’s prisons called on officials at all levels of government to recognize the hundreds of women and men abused behind bars, expedite the over 2,000 pending lawsuits and generally take the allegations seriously.

Read More

‘Who could I tell?’: Council grills DOC after victims detail sexual abuse on Rikers

/
‘Who could I tell?’: Council grills DOC after victims detail sexual abuse on Rikers

Around a year after hundreds of lawsuits were filed against the Department of Correction by New Yorkers who said they were sexually abused while incarcerated on Rikers Island, top officials in the DOC attempted to convince fuming lawmakers on Thursday that they were taking the allegations seriously.

Read More