NEW YORK — Neftali Thomas Diaz swears he’s done with Rikers Island. After being locked up twice at the notorious New York City jail for stealing a credit card and violating parole, Diaz entered a private jobs program. Once he’s ...

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NEW YORK — A former Rikers Island guard was convicted Thursday of violating the civil rights of an ailing inmate who died after he was repeatedly kicked in the head while restrained on the floor outside a jail doctor’s office. ...

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ALBANY — A former Rikers Island inmate is asking that the taped jail phone calls used to help convict him be thrown out as evidence by the state’s highest court. Attorney Stanley Neustadter tells the Court of Appeals the standard ...

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NEW YORK — Authorities say a Rikers Island correction officer has been suspended after having sex with an inmate. A criminal complaint states Nicole Bartley told investigators she was “fooled” by the inmate into a romantic relationship and had planned ...

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