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Law department responds to lawsuit over incarcerated New Yorkers on Rikers Island

New York City is now responding after the legal aid announced they will be asking the federal government to take over Rikers Island for what they say is an alarming rate of violence.

News 12 Staff

Nov 15, 2022, 6:27 AM

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