Archives for October 2024

Brooklyn Defenders Calls for Shut Down of Rikers Island
On October 8th, Brooklyn Defender Services issued a public statement regarding the infamously unacceptable conditions inmates are currently forced to endure at Rikers Island. In the statement, the agency sharply condemned the New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) for its failure to appropriately provide mental health treatment to incarcerated inmates. This report is a […]
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Stabbing Near Brooklyn Park
On October 2nd, at around 10:33 A.M., authorities received a 911 call about a stabbing near a Brooklyn playground. Police promptly rushed out to the scene, where they discovered two injured men suffering from stab wounds. An initial analysis of the scene revealed that a 59-year-old victim had been slashed in the neck. The male […]
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