Layleen Polanco News

At the Last Minute, City Officials Put Brakes on Alternative to Solitary Confinement at Rikers

June 30, 2022, 4:40 p.m.July 1, 2022, 2:07 p.m.

A new ‘Risk Management and ability System’ was all set to go, but following criticism from a federal monitor and reporting by THE CITY, the changes are on hold.

Jails

City Lawmakers Drag Feet on Solitary Confinement Ban After Campaign Promises

March 16, 2022, 6:33 p.m.March 16, 2022, 6:35 p.m.

The City Council has still not introduced any measure to end solitary confinement in city jails despite a majority of publicly opposing the practice. The public advocate’s office meanwhile has taken up the mantle and says a bill will be introduced in weeks.

Jails

New Council Assail Adams’ Plan to Restore Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails

Dec. 20, 2021, 9:18 p.m.Dec. 20, 2021, 9:18 p.m.

A letter to the mayor-elect signed primarily by incoming Council marked a preview of the dynamic between a band of rookie, mostly progressive lawmakers and Adams, a former cop whose crime-fighting promises helped get him elected.

Solitary Confinement

Adams Vows to Bring Solitary Confinement Back to Rikers Island, Scrapping Reforms

Dec. 16, 2021, 4:55 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:01 a.m.

“Enjoy the reprieve now!” the incoming mayor declared Thursday as he announced Louis Molina would head the Department of Correction. The family of Layleen Polanco, whose death at Rikers galvanized the anti-solitary movement, slammed Adams.

Solitary Confinement

De Blasio’s Order to Delay Solitary Confinement Reforms Over Rikers Chaos Slammed

Nov. 2, 2021, 4:52 p.m.Nov. 2, 2021, 7:16 p.m.

The sister of Layleen Polanco, whose 2019 jail death galvanized the movement to end isolating inmates, expressed her “disgust” for the mayor. De Blasio’s handpicked leader of the city jail oversight board also condemned his 11th-hour executive order.

Solitary Confinement

Solitary Confinement Reforms Approved for City Jails, Even as Advocates Decry ‘Broken Promise’

June 8, 2021, 11:12 a.m.June 11, 2021, 10:23 a.m.

The city further limited isolation Tuesday — two years and a day after Layleen Polanco’s death on Rikers Island. But her sister and other inmate advocates are slamming de Blasio for not fully eliminating the practice.

Jails

New City Jails Boss Open to Next Mayor Extending His Sentence

May 12, 2021, 6:59 p.m.May 12, 2021, 6:59 p.m.

Incarceration reformer Vincent Schiraldi, appointed by de Blasio to run the troubled Correction Department, says he’d consider staying past Dec. 31. He wants to end the violence that’s plagued Rikers Island and other local lockups.

Solitary Confinement

De Blasio Promised Nearly Six Months Ago to End Solitary Confinement. So Where’s the Plan?

Dec. 6, 2020, 7:19 p.m.Dec. 6, 2020, 9:35 p.m.

The Board of Correction now says a proposal, spurred by the death of Layleen Polanco at Rikers Island, will be out this month. But the City Council could beat them to it with a law.

Justice

Sex Workers Should Not be Arrested, de Blasio Declares, Invoking Layleen Polanco’s Legacy

Sept. 2, 2020, 9:05 p.m.Sept. 2, 2020, 9:04 p.m.

But his comments about arresting those “organizing and profiting” from the trade alarmed sex worker rights advocates. The mayor’s words came days after the city settled a suit filed by Polanco’s family.

Solitary Confinement

Mayor de Blasio Vows End of Solitary Confinement in New York City Jails

June 29, 2020, 11:49 a.m.June 29, 2020, 3:12 p.m.

De Blasio cited the case of Layleen Polanco, whose death in isolation at Rikers Island last year galvanized the movement to stop the practice in New York and beyond.

Layleen Polanco

At the Last Minute, City Officials Put Brakes on Alternative to Solitary Confinement at Rikers

City Lawmakers Drag Feet on Solitary Confinement Ban After Campaign Promises

New Council Assail Adams’ Plan to Restore Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails

Adams Vows to Bring Solitary Confinement Back to Rikers Island, Scrapping Reforms

De Blasio’s Order to Delay Solitary Confinement Reforms Over Rikers Chaos Slammed

Solitary Confinement Reforms Approved for City Jails, Even as Advocates Decry ‘Broken Promise’

New City Jails Boss Open to Next Mayor Extending His Sentence

De Blasio Promised Nearly Six Months Ago to End Solitary Confinement. So Where’s the Plan?

Sex Workers Should Not be Arrested, de Blasio Declares, Invoking Layleen Polanco’s Legacy

Mayor de Blasio Vows End of Solitary Confinement in New York City Jails

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