“The latest data is further proof that DOC remains unwilling to protect the health and safety of the New Yorkers in its custody,” lawyers from the Legal Aid Society & the Bronx Defenders said. “This failure results in daily suffering, sickness, and pain.'
The entrance to the Rikers Island Correctional Facility in Queens.More than 8,000 inmates on Rikers Island missed their medical appointments in February, city data shows, indicating that a long-standing health care problem at the troubled jail complex is getting worse.
Lack of access to medical care is one of the reasons advocates say there’s a humanitarian crisis at the troubled jail complex. In December a state judge ordered that the Department of Correction provide adequate medical care to inmates, but they nonetheless missed 6,792 appointments in January and 8,402 in February, records showed.shows that inmates are largely responsible for these high numbers, because most of the missed appointments were due to inmates refusing to go to the medical clinic.
“Non-production of clinic appointments varies from month to month, depending in large part on individuals in custody who have the right to refuse treatment and appointments, as well as other factors," a DOC spokesperson said in a statement Monday. "We are committed to ensuring that everyone in our custody has access to quality medical care.
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