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DetailsRikers CO Charged with Rape – has this happened to you?
Rikers CO Charged with Rape A Rikers CO was recently charged with rape. According to this news article (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/rikers-island-guard-pleads-not-guilty-raping-female-inmate-article-1.2767574) a Jose Cosme, 36, pleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree rape, sexual abuse and other charges for forcing a prisoner to have sex with him inside the Rose M. Singer Center housing unit, the Bronx District Attorney’s…
DetailsCO gets slashed in face by inmate, will likely sue inmate
CO gets slashed in face by inmate. co gets slashed in face by inmate. A CO (Corrections Officer) gets slashed in face by inmate. Today a CO reached down to speak to an inmate who had been locked in his cell and video shows the inmate slashing the CO in his face. The article, and video…
DetailsFiling a complaint against Rikers Island and NYC
Need help Filing a complaint against Rikers Island and NYC? Are you looking for help in filing a complaint against rikers island or NYC? Have you or a loved one been attacked while at Rikers? You can file a complaint in numerous ways. One can always call 311 to lodge a complaint. You can also file…
DetailsClosing down Rikers?
Closing down Rikers Island? So you’ve heard about closing down Rikers? Perhaps, but here is why it may never happen. This article a few days ago here, which discussed the closing of rikers. The City thought the people of Staten Island would be perfectly fine with a min-Rikers Island moving in. Clearly, they are not. The…
DetailsSlip and fall while at Rikers?
Slip and fall while incarcerated at Rikers Island? Did you or a loved one have a slip and fall while being held at Rikers Island? If so, you must file a notice of claim, or intention to file within 90 days from the date of incident. Further, it must be mailed certified. If not, it will…
DetailsMoney to inmates: how to at Rikers
Send money to inmates at Rikers Island How to send money to inmates who are on Rikers Island. Want to send some cash to an inmate at Rikers? Well, you’ve got a few options. Of course, the first option is to go down to the Island or MDC and place money into the inmates account…
DetailsAssaults in Rikers
Assaulted? slashed? cut? beaten? abused? Slip and fall? You are not alone! We can help! Just fill out the form to the right of this page and someone will help you fill out a claim so that you can get compensation and some justice for what you went through. There are numerous articles about correctional…
DetailsMedical indifference @ Rikers Island
It is nice to see this is finally getting some media attention. We have seen many, hundreds, of medical indifference claims and they are often looked at suspiciously by the City. At least this somewhat backs up our claims. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/medical-horrors-continue-rikers-inmates-city-takeover-article-1.2654943
DetailsClose down Rikers? Doubt it…
Nice article but in my opinion it is terribly vague and doesn’t really attack any of the pertinent issues at hand:
DetailsCO Charged with brutal beating at Rikers Island
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/rikers-workers-charged-inmate-beatdown-decline-testify-article-1.2648505
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