NYC Council Visits Rikers Island Over Treatment of Pregnant Women
NYC Council members toured Rikers Island's women's facility, raising concerns about pregnant inmates scattered across the jail instead of near the nursery.
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NYC Council members toured Rikers Island's women's facility, raising concerns about pregnant inmates scattered across the jail instead of near the nursery.
Only 335 of 6,000 eligible Rikers Island detainees voted in last year's election. The City Council is now pushing legislation to fix the broken system.
A federal judge appointed Nicholas Deml as remediation manager to overhaul Rikers Island, giving New York City up to seven years to fix the jail system.