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A man from Queens, New York, spent nearly 5 months inside Rikers Island prison without knowing his bail was just a measly $2.
Aitabdel Salem, 41, was locked up between November 2014 and April 2015.
Last week, he was acquitted of skipping his bail of $25,000 for attacking an NYPD officer who arrested him in November for allegedly stealing a coat from a department store.
Unbeknownst to Salem, prosecutors could not get an indictment against him and he was ordered to be released soon after his arrest.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-spends-nearly-5-months-171600783.html?nhp=1
Someone should probably shut this prison down (because its too concentrated on making profits) and also investigate collusion between prosecutors and attorneys. How many thousands of dollars were wasted just because this prison wanted to make profits. How much more for the incoming lawsuit?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-spends-nearly-5-months-171600783.html?nhp=1
Someone should probably shut this prison down (because its too concentrated on making profits) and also investigate collusion between prosecutors and attorneys. How many thousands of dollars were wasted just because this prison wanted to make profits. How much more for the incoming lawsuit?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-spends-nearly-5-months-171600783.html?nhp=1
Someone should probably shut this prison down (because its too concentrated on making profits) and also investigate collusion between prosecutors and attorneys. How many thousands of dollars were wasted just because this prison wanted to make profits. How much more for the incoming lawsuit?
Rulers Island is run by the NYC Department of Corrections. I don't think they are too concerned about making a profit.https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-spends-nearly-5-months-171600783.html?nhp=1
Someone should probably shut this prison down (because its too concentrated on making profits) and also investigate collusion between prosecutors and attorneys. How many thousands of dollars were wasted just because this prison wanted to make profits. How much more for the incoming lawsuit?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-spends-nearly-5-months-171600783.html?nhp=1
Someone should probably shut this prison down (because its too concentrated on making profits) and also investigate collusion between prosecutors and attorneys. How many thousands of dollars were wasted just because this prison wanted to make profits. How much more for the incoming lawsuit?
Unfortunately while the emotions behind your point are noble, they are misinformed.
Rikers is actually operated BY the City of New York so it's not a private prison.
This is not a misadventure fueled by profits, it's a tragedy fueled by ignorance, criminal level incompetence and apathy.
So yeah, I agree with you that, WERE it a private prison I would say "bring the wrecking ball."
Unfortunately New Yorkers are stuck with this and it has to be fixed, as does the entire correctional environment in NY, so it would seem
And just in case anyone might think I am engaging in elitist exceptionalism, I'm the first to admit we here in Cali have even more serious problems AND MORE private prisons than NY as well, so we're not one to point the finger.
I also have a TON of family in New York, both NYC and elsewhere, so I love New York and New Yorkers.
I come from a New York family, so this is a source of shame for me even though I am now out here.
Rikers is a ****hole but it is not run as a for profit facility. The NYC Department of Corrections runs it. It is staffed by city employees. It's also technically not a prison since most of the people there are either awaiting trial and could not make bail or have short sentences of less than a year.
The problem here seems to be more with his lawyers than the city, though the city has a significant problem with people who aren't flight risks who are given unaffordable bail for minor offenses.
The prison should have to compensate the taxpayer and the taxpayer should have to compensate the man.
Rulers Island is run by the NYC Department of Corrections. I don't think they are too concerned about making a profit.
No excuse for this guy not knowing what was going on with his case.
Rikers is a ****hole but it is not run as a for profit facility. The NYC Department of Corrections runs it. It is staffed by city employees. It's also technically not a prison since most of the people there are either awaiting trial and could not make bail or have short sentences of less than a year.
The problem here seems to be more with his lawyers than the city, though the city has a significant problem with people who aren't flight risks who are given unaffordable bail for minor offenses.
having the ball stop at the lawyer only lets this happen again. There is no reason why some sort of auditor couldnt have looked over this and came to his cell and said "How are we gonna fix this 2$ problem"? Instead they just let him sit there for 5 months because its easy to blame the lawyer?
Also, (i honestly dont know) does the city give this prison money and does the leadership of this prison decide how to spend the money? Would more prisoners = more money allocated to the prison?
Naaah, you don't understand...it is entirely possible he couldn't even find out.
Rikers isn't the only facility where paperwork disappears and cases just get buried, it's just maybe one of the worst but
you can find examples of that sort of incompetence in jails almost everywhere if they're big enough and sloppy enough.
Sure, but just because it happens doesn't mean it should.
Of course not.
Please don't think that was my point.
Nope, not at all.
having the ball stop at the lawyer only lets this happen again. There is no reason why some sort of auditor couldnt have looked over this and came to his cell and said "How are we gonna fix this 2$ problem"? Instead they just let him sit there for 5 months because its easy to blame the lawyer?
Also, (i honestly dont know) does the city give this prison money and does the leadership of this prison decide how to spend the money? Would more prisoners = more money allocated to the prison?
True, it IS a JAIL, not a prison.
The court system is the biggest factor but the jail is the biggest symptom.
For better or worse that's the way the system works. Probably works that way in most cities. Riker's alone deals with a hundred thousand admissions alone and god only knows how many more the NYC criminal justice system deals with. I know you think it's a cop out but the city doesn't have the time or resources to look after his best interest, that really is his lawyer's job. That guy fell down on the job and should be made to pay the price for it.
The NYC Dept of Corrections is an NYC executive agency. It's head - the Corrections Commissioner is appointed by and reports to the mayor. I don't know how their budget is calculated or even what it is. I understand where you're going with your question and honestly I have a hard time seeing how the DoC has any real say in the number of people who stay there. It's not like they're a private company lobbying Congress to keep drugs (or whatever) illegal. In fact the opposite is probably true. Given the chronic overcrowding in all NYC jails and prisons they're probably underfunded if anything.
The prison is funded by taxpayer money, it is run by the NY Department of Corrections.
Should be privatized.
No it really should not, the profit motive has no place in the justice system.
your goal is unattainable. Lawyers and Judges will always be highly paid positions.
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