![Senator Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/website_photo2.jpg?itok=coJScOg2)
Senator Squadron Testimony on Conditions at Rikers Island
October 8, 2014
-
ISSUE:
- Crime
- New York City
- Courts
Senate Codes Ranker Says Injustice of Kalief Browder Case Emblematic of Extensive Problems at Nation’s Largest Jail
NEW YORK—Today, Senator Daniel Squadron submitted testimony at the City Council’s hearing on adolescent treatment at Rikers Island, convened by Fire and Criminal Justice Services Chair Elizabeth Crowley. Conditions at Rikers have been the subject of numerous reports recently, including an October 6 article in the New Yorker that profiled the case of Kalief Browder, a 16-year-old who spent three years in pre-trial detention at Rikers. Squadron’s testimony is below.
Share this Article or Press Release
Newsroom
Go to NewsroomMy Open Letter to President-elect Trump in The Daily Beast
November 12, 2016
![](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/thedailybeast_310x206.jpg?itok=NTQ2nU2t)
Squadron Responds to Charges Against Marolda Properties
November 2, 2016
![](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/websiteheadshot_5.jpg?itok=wbu4-X8w)
![Photo via Daily News](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/tunnel16n-1-web.jpg?itok=Iq4s9UTA)