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First Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed By NYC Correction Officers Against One of NYC’s Most Violent Inmates

For Immediate Release

Statement from COBA President Elias Husamudeen Regarding the First Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed By NYC Correction Officers Against One of NYC’s Most Violent Inmates

Child rapist attacks mental health worker at Rikers

A child rapist allegedly attacked a female clinician at Rikers Island on Wednesday — one year after he attempted to rape a female corrections officer, sources said. Raleek Young — who was convicted in 2007 of raping a 13-year-old girl — was choking the mental-health worker when two correction’s officers intervened, law-enforcement sources said. He then attacked the officers until he was subdued.

De Blasio Says Idea of Closing Rikers Jail Complex Is Unrealistic

It began as a “dream” on Thursday, in a speech by the New York City Council speaker: closing the Rikers Island jail complex.

August 09, 2018

COBA PRESIDENT ELIAS HUSAMUDEEN TO MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO: DON’T VISIT RIKERS TODAY UNLESS YOU HAVE A PLAN TO KEEP CORRECTION OFFICERS SAFE AND TO DISCIPLINE ASSAULTIVE INMATES

June 27, 2018

Statement from COBA President Elias Husamudeen Regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling in the Janus v AFSCME Case

June 22, 2018

NYC’S TALE OF TWO LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICIES

June 19, 2018

PRESS RELEASE: QUEENS STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE UPHOLDS COBA’S TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THE CITY OF NEW YORK OVER ‘RAISE THE AGE’ LAWSUIT

June 04, 2018

STATE SUPREME COURT JUDGE FINDS THE CITY OF NEW YORK MAY HAVE VIOLATED THE LAW IN ITS PLAN TO FORCE CORRECTION PERSONNEL TO WORK AT JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS AS PART OF NEW RAISE THE AGE POLICY

May 29, 2018

ALL THREE NYC CORRECTION UNIONS SUE THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO PREVENT CORRECTION PERSONNEL FROM BEING FORCED TO WORK OUT OF TITLE IN JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS UNDER NEW ‘RAISE THE AGE’ POLICY

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