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In all there were 154 incidents of self-harm in the jails in December, with 100 of them taking place in mental health units on Rikers. The overall number of self harm incidents in December exceeded the 110 incidents reported in January 2022 by 40%.
NEW YORK — Mentally ill detainees on Rikers Island and in other city jails have become more likely to deliberately hurt themselves in recent years, data obtained by the New
Since the 2019 changes to New York's bail and pre-trial discovery laws, state data shows use of drug courts has sharply declined
On an average day, almost 3,000 people with mental illnesses are detained there – and they need better care.
Nine people who were being held at troubled Rikers Island have died so far this year.