Day: August 18, 2021

DE BLASIO TOUTS END OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NYC JAILS

Making his announcement on national television Wednesday, Mayor de Blasio will end solitary confinement at Rikers Island this fall — as part of a broader plan to change the way discipline is meted out in city jails. “Solitary confinement corrodes the human soul and creates immense mental health challenges,” de Blasio said on CNN. “It […]

RIKERS ISLAND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND MEDICAL STAFF RALLY IN QUEENS FOR SAFER CONDITIONS

Healthcare workers and correctional officers gathered near the Queens side of the Rikers Island Bridge on Monday in protest of the incarceration facility’s poor conditions and dangerous work environment. Staff employed within the confines of the controversial facility that they are being assaulted and face life-threatening dangers on a daily basis. Hunkering down at the […]

CORRECTIONS OFFICERS CALL FOR BETTER CONDITIONS ON RIKERS

Over 200 current and former correctional officers, Department of Corrections doctors and nurses, police officers and elected officials gathered at the entrance to Rikers Island on Monday to demand better working conditions inside the city’s notorious prison. Standing in front of the Francis R. Buono Memorial Bridge, which leads to the city’s jail complex, representatives […]

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LETTER FROM BENNY BOSCIO
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STATEMENT FROM COBA PRESIDENT BENNY BOSCIO ON THE FEDERAL MONITOR'S SPECIAL REPORT RELEASED ON MAY 26, 2023

“After being appointed nearly 8 yrs ago and receiving some $20 million in consulting fees by NYC taxpayers, the latest Federal Monitor’s biased and one-sided “special report” is no different than the nearly 36 reports that came before it.

If the Monitor is interested in cherry picking data in a two week period, why then does he exclude the brazen assaults on our officers committed by repeat violent offenders in that same period? Or why does he exclude the numbers of inmates whose lives have been saved thanks to Correction Officers? The reality is that the Federal Monitor and his team have strayed very far from their original mission and this new report conveniently excludes key data showing any progress that is being made to combat jail violence, which is largely the result of the dedication and hard work of our officers serving on the frontlines.

These reports now serve only to provide politically-driven talking points for the City Council and the Board of Correction so they can continue to second guess and scapegoat our members, instead of providing oversight over the monitoring team and asking them what have they really accomplished in eight years to make our jails safer? It’s time for the Monitoring team to go!’

Benny Boscio
COBA President