New York's Rikers Island jail complex has struggled with violence, dysfunction and disorder. Longtime prison reformer and attorney Zachary Katznelson spoke with Law360 about how the pandemic made the complex more dangerous for inmates and staff and why some advocates want a federal receiver to implement reforms.
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Murder suspect Emanuel Sullivan, 20, was found unresponsive in his Rikers Island cell about 4:25 p.m. on Sunday. He was bleeding from the nose, according to the city Department of Correction
Under orders to draw up a turnaround plan or face a federal takeover, the New York City jails system still has failed to provide detainees with basic care.
Dashawn Carter, 25, arrived at Rikers on May 5 after nine months in a psychiatric facility, according to a preliminary report by the city Board of Correction obtained by the Daily News. Rikers officials’ failures cited in the report include the cell where Carter died. The board noted that Carter’s cell had bars on a window. He wrapped a sheet to the bars and hanged himself on May 7.