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When Guards in New York Cityâs Jails Lie About Use of Force [Want to get New York Today by email? Alternate-side parking: In effect until Thursday (Holy Thursday, Orthodox). Image Credit.Richard Perry/The New York Times Six years ago, New York City agreed to hold correction officers at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex more accountable for misconduct, as part of a legal settlement with federal prosecutors after years of complaints about abuses by guards. But an analysis of a newly released database of disciplinary records, while limited, shows that violence by guards continues to be a problem in the cityâs jail system. The records suggest that attempts by guards to cover up excessive use of force or other infractions have been pervasive. ....
In N.Y.C. Jail System, Guards Often Lie About Excessive Force More than half of the roughly 270 correction officers disciplined over a 20-month period lied to investigators or filed incomplete or inaccurate reports. The city jail system, including the notorious Rikers Island complex, has long been a source of complaints of brutality by guards. Credit.Richard Perry/The New York Times April 24, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET One New York City Correction officer struck a jailed person in the face for no legitimate reason. Another put a detainee in a banned chokehold several times. A third failed to stop subordinates from using unnecessary force, according to newly released discipline records. ....
New York Will End Long-Term Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Jails Isolation for more than 15 consecutive days will be barred in prisons and jails starting next March after years of efforts to restrict the practice. All prisons and jails in New York will be prohibited from keeping minors and pregnant prisoners in solitary confinement.Credit.Seth Wenig/Associated Press April 1, 2021 In a far-reaching move that will fundamentally change life behind bars in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday signed into law a bill that will end the use of long-term solitary confinement in prisons and jails. The new law is set to restrict prisons and jails from holding people in solitary confinement nearly all-day isolation for more than 15 consecutive days. It also bars the practice entirely for several groups, including minors and people with certain disabilities. ....