Correctional officer union sues city

Correctional officer union sues city

The 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. 

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Rikers detainee dies: William Johnstone becomes sixth person in DOC custody to die this year

Rikers detainee dies: William Johnstone becomes sixth person in DOC custody to die this year

For the sixth time this year and the third time in as many weeks, a person in the Department of Correction’s custody has died. William Johnstone, 47, was found unresponsive in the cell he was being held in on Rikers Island around 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Department of Correction. 

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