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| Three Rikers Island Officials Punished for Inmate’s Death |
| By nymag.com- Margaret Hartmann |
| Published: 04/04/2014 |
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The death of Jerome Murdough, a 56-year-old homeless veteran, in an overheated cell at Rikers Island last month led to a new round of complaints about the treatment of inmates in New York prisons, and particularly the mentally ill. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the incident "shocking and troubling," and said he and incoming Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte "know we have to make some serious reforms." On Wednesday, New York City's Correction Department responded by demoting Rose Agro, warden of the mental health unit where Murdough died, citing "systemic management problems." He's being transferred to another unit, but his new position won't involve mentally ill inmates. Read More. |
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