New York City Council Proposes a Plan for Jails After Rikers

New York City presented an expanded inmates’ bill of rights and other reforms to create better conditions for prisoners ahead of a vote to replace the jail complex on Rikers Island

At a hearing Wednesday, City Council Criminal Justice Committee Chair Keith Powers proposed a package of measures that would require staff to provide inmates with

a written bill of rights when they enter jail, including existing policies of nondiscriminatory treatment, recreation, visitation, phone calls and more, consistent...

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