More than 15 officers from the New York City Department of Corrections will face disciplinary action surrounding the death of a 27-year-old transgender woman who died in solitary confinement at Riker’s Island Jail last year. Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco died in June 2019 after being placed in solitary confinement and suffering …
Read More »Layleen Polanco: 17 Rikers Island officers face discipline in the death of a transgender woman
Seventeen New York City correctional officers will face disciplinary action in connection with the death of a 27-year-old transgender woman who died on Rikers Island in 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday. Three officers and a captain will be suspended without pay. Layleen Polanco, 27, died of an epileptic …
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