Tag Archives: Rikers Island

Serving 90 days for parole violation; Corizon torture turns young man into vegetable

 North Carolina Inmate in Vegetative State After Prison Officials Fail to Provide Medical Care | Alternet The Simmons say that after their sons heart attack, jail and Corizon staff were slow to provide emergency care and failed to give him … Continue reading

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Answering former FL DoC Secretary McDonough’s question

More Correctional Officers Arrested in Rikers Island Investigation – The Prison Complex Jail beatings rarely result in prosecution, but there are exceptions. In June last year, the Bronx district attorney’s office charged 10 jail officers and supervisors, including a former … Continue reading

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FBI files Color of Law suit over 2012 Rikers Island death.

Feds charge New York prison official with denying help to dying inmate — RT USA Terrence Pendergrass — a 49-year-old Rikers Island Department of Correction officer — was accused Monday afternoon of “deliberately ignoring the urgent medical needs” of an … Continue reading

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