U.S. Inquiry Finds a 'Culture of Violence' Against Teenage Inmates at Rikers Island

U.S. Inquiry Finds a 'Culture of Violence' Against Teenage Inmates at Rikers Island

By BENJAMIN WEISER and MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ

The government said the New York City Department of Correction had violated the civil rights of young men at Rikers Island, failing to protect them from guards who operated with little fear of punishment.

Document: Inquiry Into Treatment of Teenagers at Rikers Island