Report bashes NYC jail's response to ongoing sex abuse

Authors

Brenda V. Smith, American University Washington College of LawFollow
The Associated Press
Seth Wenig

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

6-21-2016

Abstract

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's Rikers Island jail has entrenched problems dealing with sexual abuse, including emergency hotlines that don't work, confidential complaints read by fellow inmates and investigations that don't interview alleged attackers, according to an internal review obtained by The Associated Press.

Source Publication

Advance Local Media LLC's Syracuse.com

Recommended Citation

Smith, Brenda V.; The Associated Press; and Wenig, Seth, "Report bashes NYC jail's response to ongoing sex abuse" (2016). Popular Media. 385.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/pub_disc_media/385