Corrections cadets at a graduation ceremony during the Bloomberg administration.
The revelations about systemic brutality in the city’s jails point to the critical role that captains—the first layer of leadership over correction officers—play.
Amid a sharp increase in fights and injuries, a former corrections officer lays out a plan to avoid more bloodshed.
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