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| Corrections department lays out reform for city jails |
| By amny.com- Ivan Pereira |
| Published: 11/19/2014 |
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The city's Department of Corrections announced reform proposals for Rikers Island and other city jails Tuesday in light of the recent reports of violence and use of solitary confinement at the facilities. Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte urged the city's Board of Correction to adopt his recommendations that would eliminate "punitive segregation" for adolescents and certain inmates and decrease the amount of maximum time for the punishment from 90 days to 30. Ponte, who was criitized by elected officials for the increase of violence at Rikers during a City Council hearing last month, said the overuse of solitary confinement comes from the "small number" of inmates who commit infractions while in jail. He proposed a new housing wing on Rikers for more dangerous inmates. Read More. |
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