DA: 'Callous' jail captain left inmate hanging in NYC cell
DA: 'Callous' jail captain left inmate hanging in NYC cell April 26, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jail supervisor was charged Monday with criminally negligent homicide in the death of a detainee who hanged himself on her watch last in November. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said jail captain Rebecca Hillman showed “callous disregard” for Ryan Wilson by ordering officers not to perform potentially lifesaving measures and leaving him hanging in a locked cell for about 15 minutes. Hillman pleaded not guilty at an arraignment Monday. She is also ch...
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