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| Vote delayed on controversial restrictions to visits at NYC's Rikers Island jail complex |
| By greenfieldreporter.com- Jake Pearson |
| Published: 05/13/2015 |
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NEW YORK — A vote on proposed restrictions on visits at New York City's Rikers Island jail complex was postponed Tuesday after correction officials told oversight board members they had not yet drafted a petition outlining the changes they were seeking. Commissioner Joseph Ponte has suggested limiting contact between inmates and relatives and friends to a hug and a kiss at the beginning and end of certain visits, creating a registry of visitors, denying visits by alleged gang members and other changes. Visits that do not allow contact would take place in booths with Plexiglas dividers that prevent inmates and visitors from touching each other. The proposed changes were mentioned by Ponte and Mayor Bill de Blasio earlier this year as part of their overall effort to reduce surging levels of violence. There have been 44 stabbings and slashings this year, up from 20 at the same time last year, jail statistics show. Read More. |
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