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New York City is reassigning 100 NYPD officers to courtrooms so corrections officers can try to alleviate the staffing shortage at Rikers Island.
"Plagued by dysfunction, neglect, and violence" is how Rikers Island has been described by Attorney General Letitia James. She visited Tuesday with a group of city and state officials.
So far this year, eleven inmates have died while in custody.
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