Rikers Staff Tampered With Records, Hiding Intake Rule Violations, Documents Show
Rikers staff repeatedly altered records to extend the clock on a 24-hour time limit for holding people in notorious intake cells.
Chris Gelardi · October 17, 2022

The city Department of Correction said it is investigating the records alterations. | NYC DOC

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