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Sweltering City Jail Cells Need Air Conditioning, Says Board of Correction

July 23, 2019, 11:46 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:26 a.m.

The BOC conducted surprise visits to jails this weekend and said City Hall must supply relief to inmates and staff before the next scorcher.

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Jails Board Promises Solitary Confinement Reform — But Delays Action

July 10, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Oversight body hears emotional testimony following the death of Layleen Polanco, whose Rikers Island demise sparked movement to overhaul city jails.

Layleen Polanco

Jail Oversight Board Floats Solitary Reforms After Polanco Death

June 28, 2019, 4:15 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

The Board of Correction, which oversees Rikers Island and other city jails, is mulling ideas to limit the use of so-called punitive segregation.

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Sweltering City Jail Cells Need Air Conditioning, Says Board of Correction

Jails Board Promises Solitary Confinement Reform — But Delays Action

Jail Oversight Board Floats Solitary Reforms After Polanco Death

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