By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Board of Correction on Tuesday voted to ban solitary confinement for inmates between the ages of 18 to 21 at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, the New York Civil Liberties Union said. Rikers, one of the world's largest jails holding about 14,000 inmates on an average day, has come under intense scrutiny in recent years over reports of abusive and neglectful treatment of its youngest prisoners. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..
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