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Lawsuit Cash Advance Firm says that New York City’s recent agreement to pay $1.25MM to the inmate’s family is just another payout to add to a long list of recent prison injury settlements nationwide. Continue reading
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Aug 21, 2015 /prREACH/ -- Legal-Bay LLC, The Lawsuit Settlement Funding Company, reports today that NYC has agreed to pay $1.25 million over a Rikers Island inmate death in a guard beating. The inmate’s family will receive the payout over his unfortunate death, where inmate Angel Ramirez died of “blunt impact injuries” after being beaten to death by a “special response team of guards,” also known as “turtles,” according to the NY Daily News. Although the inmate’s death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner, no criminal charges have been brought against any of the officers by the Bronx district attorney’s office. One officer told investigators that he only punched Ramirez once in the upper chest, while other officers denied using any force against the inmate.
However, eyewitnesses tell a different story, stating that the inmate was repeatedly hit, stomped on, and beaten with sticks while yelling “No mas!” The prison is actually having so many problems that officials are considering shutting it down. According to a "Shut Down Rikers Island" article in The NY Times discussing the reasons for the potential closing, it states "The reality is that the only way to transform Rikers is to destroy it; it needs to be permanently closed. The buildings are crumbling. The guard culture of prisoner abuse and the gang culture of violence are ingrained. The complex is New York’s Guantánamo Bay: a secluded island, beyond the gaze of watchdogs, where the Constitution is no guide. It is a place that has outlived its usefulness."
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