The Adams administration’s “action plan” to reform NYC's jails is failing, and officials are releasing inaccurate or no information about violent incidents including deaths at Rikers Island, according to a report by the court-appointed federal monitor.
Martin also revealed that the department defied its promise to remove certain problematic officers from a special team of officers whom the monitor hadfor recklessly using chokeholds, chemical spray and head strikes against detainees.
“When reviewing videos of incidents, the monitoring team frequently observes an apathetic approach to basic security practices or a failure to intervene that is all too common in systems where staff feel they are inadequately prepared for and supported while on the job, feel unsafe, and lack the skills and confidence to maintain the necessary order without causing an event to escalate,” he wrote.
One reason for the monitor’s difficulty in accessing information might be the fact that the Adams administration gutted the office responsible for providing data to the monitor. There are just five people responsible for working on monitor-related matters, and all work on it part time.five violent incidents in May that left two detainees dead, one paralyzed, one currently hospitalized in critical condition and another with fractured ribs, who was left “naked and alone for at least three hours.
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