Elected officials paid an unannounced visit to Rikers Island to check on the wellbeing of incarcerated individuals as well as staff members and doctors at the facility following worrying reports of in-custody deaths and injuries.
Assemblymember Kenny Burgos, Assembly Correction Committee Chair, David Weprin, Senate, Crime Victims, Crime & Correction Committee Chair Julia Salazar, Councilmember Tiffany Cabán and Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse were on hand Sept. 12 to speak to inmates and staff to keep officials accountable for concerns regarding safety and hygiene.
