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Without laundry service, Rikers detainees wash clothes in toilets and showers, lawyers say

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Advocates blast secret lounge, caches of unused gear hidden in condemned NYC jail on Rikers Island

Advocates blast secret lounge, caches of unused gear hidden in condemned NYC jail on Rikers Island
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Rikers Island detainees shackled to desks during classroom sessions; NYC jail oversight board not consulted on rule change

Dozens of detainees in three Rikers housing units are sometimes shackled in restraint desks, correction sources told the Daily News. The specially-built metal desks are used to restrain “potentially disruptive inmates during therapeutic, educational, programming, and/or recreational sessions in a classroom setting,” the department says.

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The Q100 bus to Rikers keeps families connected to loved ones inside the jail

The Q100 bus is the only public transportation line in and out of Rikers Island. If can be a lifeline for families trying to stay connected to loved ones inside the troubled jail.

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The Q100 bus to Rikers can be a lifeline for families with loved ones inside the jail

The city bus is one of the only ways in or out of New York's Rikers Island jail. Conditions there have been declared a crisis. Detainees say the only way to check on their loved ones is in person.

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