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Harvey Weinstein Undergoes Emergency Heart Surgery After Chest Pain In Jail
Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein was rushed from Rikers Island jail to Bellevue Hospital in New York City on Sunday for emergency heart surgery.
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Harvey Weinstein Taken To New York's Infamous Rikers Jail
Disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was taken to New York's notorious Rikers Island jail on Thursday, ten days after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault.
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2 New York's Prison Guards Plead Not Guilty Over Inmate Death
Two guards at New York's notorious Rikers Island prison pleaded not guilty Thursday over the death of an inmate who was beaten to death nearly three years ago.
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New York City Inmates in Solitary Not Getting Exercise Time
More than 90 percent of New York City jail inmates in solitary confinement aren't getting their legally mandated one hour of daily recreation time outside their cells, according to a report released on Wednesday by the city agency that oversees the nation's second-largest jail system.
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Violence Pervasive in New York City Youth Jails: US
New York City jails holding teenage inmates are extremely violent and unsafe - and major reforms are needed.
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US Jails Struggle With Role as Makeshift Asylums
Many of the 3,300 jails across the US have seen a rise in the number of inmates with serious mental illnesses, most arrested for non-violent crimes.
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New York City Jails Neglected Suicide Precautions
In one case, a mentally ill New York City inmate hanged himself from a shower pipe on his third try in three days. During that stretch, orders to put him on 24-hour watch were apparently ignored, along with a screening form that said he was "thinking about killing himself."
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Inmate Died After Seven Days in New York City Cell
After a mentally ill Bradley Ballard made a lewd gesture to a female guard at the Rikers Island jail, he was locked in his cell alone for seven increasingly agitated days in which he was denied some of his medication, clogged his toilet so that it overflowed, stripped off his clothes and tied a rubber band tightly around his genitals.
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$25 Million Lawsuit for Inmate Who Died in Hot New York City Cell
The mother of a mentally ill, homeless veteran who was found dead in a 100-degree Fahrenheit (38-Celsius) New York City jail cell that overheated due to an equipment malfunction plans to file a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city.
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Homeless man dies after jail cell overheats in US
A mentally ill homeless veteran who died behind bars last month "basically baked to death" in a jail cell that overheated to more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius), a New York City official tells The Associated Press.
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Harvey Weinstein Undergoes Emergency Heart Surgery After Chest Pain In Jail
Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein was rushed from Rikers Island jail to Bellevue Hospital in New York City on Sunday for emergency heart surgery.
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Harvey Weinstein Taken To New York's Infamous Rikers Jail
Disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was taken to New York's notorious Rikers Island jail on Thursday, ten days after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault.
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2 New York's Prison Guards Plead Not Guilty Over Inmate Death
Two guards at New York's notorious Rikers Island prison pleaded not guilty Thursday over the death of an inmate who was beaten to death nearly three years ago.
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New York City Inmates in Solitary Not Getting Exercise Time
More than 90 percent of New York City jail inmates in solitary confinement aren't getting their legally mandated one hour of daily recreation time outside their cells, according to a report released on Wednesday by the city agency that oversees the nation's second-largest jail system.
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Violence Pervasive in New York City Youth Jails: US
New York City jails holding teenage inmates are extremely violent and unsafe - and major reforms are needed.
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US Jails Struggle With Role as Makeshift Asylums
Many of the 3,300 jails across the US have seen a rise in the number of inmates with serious mental illnesses, most arrested for non-violent crimes.
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New York City Jails Neglected Suicide Precautions
In one case, a mentally ill New York City inmate hanged himself from a shower pipe on his third try in three days. During that stretch, orders to put him on 24-hour watch were apparently ignored, along with a screening form that said he was "thinking about killing himself."
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Inmate Died After Seven Days in New York City Cell
After a mentally ill Bradley Ballard made a lewd gesture to a female guard at the Rikers Island jail, he was locked in his cell alone for seven increasingly agitated days in which he was denied some of his medication, clogged his toilet so that it overflowed, stripped off his clothes and tied a rubber band tightly around his genitals.
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$25 Million Lawsuit for Inmate Who Died in Hot New York City Cell
The mother of a mentally ill, homeless veteran who was found dead in a 100-degree Fahrenheit (38-Celsius) New York City jail cell that overheated due to an equipment malfunction plans to file a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city.
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Homeless man dies after jail cell overheats in US
A mentally ill homeless veteran who died behind bars last month "basically baked to death" in a jail cell that overheated to more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius), a New York City official tells The Associated Press.
