Federal judge Laura Taylor Swain is losing patience with the city Department of Correction, which has now come under fire from the court-appointed feder.
The City Council’s “Common Sense Caucus” toured Rikers Island on Tuesday, where they touted supposed improvements to the notorious detention complex standing in direct contrast to a daming recent report from a federal watchdog that sharply criticized the conditions at the facility.
Inmates at a Halifax-area jail say their rights have been violated by months-long rolling lockdowns, as correctional officers refuse work because of dangerous conditions.