Correction Officers Accused of Letting Inmates Run Rikers Island Jail

By JOHN ELIGON, The New York Times
January 22, 2009

Guards reputedly sent inmates to intimidate, threaten and silence uncooperative prisoners with brute force. Inmates were ordered to turn over money, and their every move, including when they could use the bathroom, was controlled. If word of an assault got out, the guards would allegedly orchestrate a [...]

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Oakland Marchers Protest Shooting and Officer Charged

Posted Jan 14, 09 7:56 PM CST in US
(Newser Summary) – More than 1,000 protesters took to the streets of downtown Oakland this evening to protest the New Year’s Day shooting of an unarmed black man by a transit officer, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The protest comes hours after the [...]

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