17 Rikers Island correction officers disciplined after detainee's death.
Layleen Polanco, 27, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a cab driver in New York City.Over a dozen Rikers Island correction officers were disciplined on Friday after an investigation into the death of arevealed that she was left unattended in solitary confinement for almost an hour.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Correction Commissioner Cynthia Brann announced that 17 uniform jail staffers will be disciplined for their conduct. Of those disciplined are three officers and a captain who will be suspended without pay, effective immediately.
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