A former Queens Defenders attorney who was wrongfully accused of smuggling drugs into Rikers Island is suing the city and the correctional officers’ union who levied the accusations against him, alleging he was unlawfully detained and defamed so the union could score political points.
Read MoreAn attorney with the controversy-embroiled Queens Defenders was busted for allegedly trying to smuggle THC-soaked paper into a Rikers Island facility on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe union representing correctional officers working on Rikers Island sued the Department of Correction this week, alleging the agency illegally told officers to speak with the federal monitor responsible for tracking violence in the jail.
Read MoreCity Councilmember Robert Holden recently introduced a bill that aims to bring back punitive segregation for young adults who commit repeated violent acts in the city’s jails.
Read More“It's not supposed to be solitary, but was essentially being run as such.”
Read More“These women have been completely traumatized by what happened to them. But they never received the services, the care or the compassion that they needed, still need and deserve.”
Read More“Shame on us, shame on all of us who are elected officials in New York.”
Read More“We cannot improve safety until we're fully staffed. When staff don't show up to work, every aspect of our operations suffers.”
Read More“In my twenty-two years working in the New York City Department of Correction, I have never seen such deplorable working conditions for our members.”
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