City’s failure to get detainees to doctors continues, attys say

City’s failure to get detainees to doctors continues, attys say

The city’s Department of Correction has again been accused of not providing medical care to detainees after three law firms representing the incarcerated population on Rikers Island filed a motion to have a judge hold the agency in contempt for skirting its mandated duties.

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Attorneys claim DOC cooked books to show compliance with court order

Attorneys claim DOC cooked books to show compliance with court order

Attorneys representing incarcerated clients on Rikers Island argued in court that the Department of Correction has been potentially fudging its data to show that it’s in compliance with its mandate to offer medical care to people in custody.

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