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Layleen Polanco's Family To Receive $5.9 Million Settlement For Her Death On Rikers Island
Criminal justice advocates want solitary confinement to be entirely prohibited immediately.
By
Sydney Pereira
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De Blasio Moves Towards Ending Solitary Confinement More Than One Year After Layleen Polanco's Death
Polanco died on the ninth day she was in a restrictive housing unit—where she was held in solitary as a punitive measure.
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Sydney Pereira
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17 Correction Officers Face Disciplinary Action For Death Of Layleen Cubilette-Polanco
The announcement came as the result of an internal investigation by the Dept of Correction, and three weeks after the Bronx DA's Office announced that no criminality was suspected in Polanco's death.
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David Cruz
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Christopher Robbins
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Report: "Confused" Jail Staff Failed To Regularly Check On Layleen Polanco In Solitary Unit Where She Died
Officers were "confused" about how often they were supposed to check on the 27-year-old transgender woman, found dead in her cell on Rikers last summer.
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Sydney Pereira
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Medical Examiner Rules Layleen Polanco Died Of Epileptic Seizure While In Solitary Confinement On Rikers
"Layleen Polanco's passing further underscores the dangers of solitary confinement, which isolates already medically fragile people from observation and care."
By
Claire Lampen
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Hundreds Rally For Justice For Transgender Woman Found Dead On Rikers
Two former trans inmates held on Rikers with Polanco told Gothamist that she was sent to solitary confinement even though Rikers officials knew she had a history of seizures.
By
JB Nicholas
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Trans Woman Found Dead Inside Rikers Island Jail Cell
The cause of death is unknown, though authorities said that preliminary reports showed no sign of violence or foul play.
By
Jake Offenhartz
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