Jails commissioner proposes Rikers Island reforms

Published September 9, 2014 9:06pm ET



NEW YORK (AP) — The city corrections commissioner on Tuesday detailed proposed reforms to the problem-plagued Rikers Island jail complex that include changes to the housing of teenage and young adult inmates, reforms to the use of solitary confinement and a top-to-bottom review of the department’s policies by a private consulting firm.

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