Seventeen corrections officers are being disciplined in connection with the death of Layleen Cubilette-Polanco, a transgender woman who died at New York's Rikers Island jail, officials say
More than a dozen corrections officers will be disciplined in connection with the death of Layleen Cubilette-Polanco, a transgender woman held at New York's Rikers Island jail, city officials said.
Three officers and a captain of the New York City Department of Correction were suspended without pay immediately, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement on Friday. Thirteen other uniformed staff are facing disciplinary action but officials did not discuss their status. "The death of Layleen Polanco was an incredibly painful moment for our city," de Blasio said."What happened to Layleen was absolutely unacceptable and it is critical that there is accountability.
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