Layleen Polanco: NYC To Pay Family Of Transgender Woman A Record $5.9 Million Over Rikers Island Death
The family of a transgender woman who died at Rikers Island has settled a lawsuit with New York City. No one should lose their life due to neglect from those charged with protecting them. We continue to mourn the loss of Layleen Polanco, a 27-year-old transgender woman who died in solitary confinement on Rikers Island … Read moreLayleen Polanco: NYC To Pay Family Of Transgender Woman A Record $5.9 Million Over Rikers Island Death