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Bill, Brann Make Jails Unsafe

Posted 9/25/20

To the Editor: On Sept. 18 the Daily News reported that within the last fiscal year, violence in city jails skyrocketed, with serious injuries among inmates up 284 percent.

In addition, there was a 16-percent increase in inmate slashings and a 15-percent jump in assaults on staff and a 32.6-percent rise in serious injuries to staff. 

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