Jailed NYC women's fear of state prison move realized: lawye

Several of the 85 women now housed at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, 44 miles north of the city, say they’ve been threatened by prison staff — and one says she’s been assaulted several times by a correction officer, said Legail Aid lawyer Jane-Roberte Sampeur.

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