Several Rikers Island detainees say that they haven’t gotten basic items like mattresses, bed sheets and warm clothing like sweatshirts and thermal underwear as required when they first arrive, according to the jails oversight board.  The city’s Board of Correction received 59 complaints about “bedding” problems from Nov. 1 to Dec. 26, 2023, said board […]

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