The overnight death of an inmate at Rikers Island is sparking an internal review, and the Department of Correction says it has already decided there will be discipline. TimMcNicholas reports.
Townsend, who oversaw internal investigations during her tenure, is now a criminal defense attorney who has several clients at Rikers."The summertime months are usually the most deadly and dangerous for detainees and staff on Rikers Island and conditions on Rikers Island have been deteriorating year after year," Townsend said.
Attorneys representing inmates say 23 people have now died in New York City jails over the last year and a half.
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