Crime & Justice

Family Blames ‘Disabled’ Inmate’s Death on Rikers Guards’ ‘Abuse’

‘SHOCKS THE CONSCIENCE’

Taken as a whole, the situation indicates jail staff has “a conscious indifference to the clear risk of serious injury and death,” according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

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