Rikers Island: An Unjust and Inhumane “Death Penalty”
Potentially Innocent People Awaiting Arraignment or Trial Are Being Exposed to the Life-Threatening COVID-19 Virus in Jails and Prisons Across the Nation. Parker Waichman LLP is a national plaintiff’s personal injury law firm with law offices throughout New York City. Our firm is investigating whether or not the New York prison … [Read more...] about Rikers Island: An Unjust and Inhumane “Death Penalty”
Sexual Violence at Rikers Island Leads to $1.2M Settlement
Two women inmates who claimed to have been repeatedly raped and sexually abused by a specific correction officer at Rikers Island have been awarded a settlement agreed to by New York City of $1.2 million, a Law Department spokesman said. The lawsuit claimed that there was a "pervasive culture of rape and other sexual abuse" at the … [Read more...] about Sexual Violence at Rikers Island Leads to $1.2M Settlement
DOJ Probe Reveals Teen Rights are Frequently Violated at Rikers Island
the Constitutional Rights of Adolescent Inmates. On Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed a condemning multiyear investigation showing that the New York City’s Rikers Island correctional facilities have a “pattern and practice of conduct … that violates the constitutional rights of adolescent inmates,” After investigating … [Read more...] about DOJ Probe Reveals Teen Rights are Frequently Violated at Rikers Island
