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In the aftermath of Brandon Rodriguez’s 2021 death by suicide at Rikers Island, investigators found a number of serious missteps by jail medical staff, but none resulted in discipline, according to records and interviews. That’s not unusual. Just two Correctional Health Services staffers have been disciplined in the 44 deaths reported in city jails since January 2021, agency officials ...

In the aftermath of Brandon Rodriguez’s 2021 death by suicide at Rikers Island, investigators found a number of serious missteps by jail medical staff, but none resulted in discipline, according to records and interviews. That’s not unusual. Just two Correctional Health Services staffers have been disciplined in the 44 deaths reported in city jails since January 2021, agency officials ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James threw her office’s considerable influence Friday behind a court-ordered takeover of Rikers Island and other city lockups. In a letter to Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain, James argued that only receivership can fix decades of dysfunction in the city’s beleaguered jail system. “A receiver is needed to effectuate the safety and order required ...

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The Board of Correction report focused on the six suicides and four overdoses last year and was based on interviews with detainees and staff, video surveillance and DOC and medical records.