Six men who were formerly officers at New York’s Rikers Island correctional facility were on Friday handed sentences of up to six-and-a-half years in prison for assaulting an inmate four years ago. Controversies surrounding Rikers Island have spiraled. Kalief Browder had become the face of the movement to reform Rikers Island before he killed himself last year. He spent three years in Rikers Island after his hearing was repeatedly delayed, before a judge dismissed his case. Last year, a federal lawsuit against New York City to expedite reforms at Rikers Island was settled.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2016 22:41 UTC