The recent death of Charizma Jones at Rikers Island has intensified scrutiny of New York‘s troubled jail system, laying bare deep-rooted issues in prisoner health care and oversight. Jones ...
C ity correction officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from providing care to Charizma Jones, a severely ill woman held at Rikers Island in New York, weeks before she fell into a coma and died ...
In this undated photo provided by the Jones family, Charizma Jones poses for a picture. (Jones family via AP) ...
Charizma Jones was receiving treatment for a possible case of scarlet fever when she was transferred to an infirmary unit May 4 for worsening symptoms. But when medical personnel attempted to ...
Charizma Jones was receiving treatment for a possible case of scarlet fever when she was transferred to an infirmary unit May 4 for worsening symptoms. But when medical personnel attempted to check ...