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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Aug 21, 2014, 05:26 PM Aug 2014

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Council Passes Bill Requiring Stats About Rikers Solitary Confinement

Ross Barkan

The City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill this afternoon that will require far more public information about the people who are placed in solitary confinement at city jails.

The bill, sponsored by Councilman Daniel Dromm, will compel the Department of Correction and Department of Health to post quarterly reports regarding punitive segregation–known colloquially as solitary confinement–and the type of people who are punished and why.

Read more at http://observer.com/2014/08/council-passes-bill-requiring-stats-about-rikers-solitary-confinement/#ixzz3B42zjbp4

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Financial Claims From Rikers Inmates Rose Dramatically over the Past Five Years hrmjustin Aug 2014 #1

hrmjustin

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1. Financial Claims From Rikers Inmates Rose Dramatically over the Past Five Years

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Fri Aug 22, 2014, 11:28 AM

Aug 2014

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2014/08/financial_claims_from_rikers_inmates_skyrocketed_over_the_past_five_years.php

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