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Ex-Rikers officer who faked use-of-force injuries to rake in $232K in workers’ comp gets probation, no prison

Jovanny Concepcion, 34, must forfeit and repay more than $460,000 and serve eight months of home detention, the Department of Investigation said.

A Brooklyn nurse spent years earning a Rikers patient’s trust. He left prison, removed an old gang tattoo, and became a father who no longer needed her team at all.

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Sandy Nurse and Eddie Bautista make the case for turning Rikers into a renewable energy hub

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A career public defender now runs NYC criminal justice, and the job is closing Rikers

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Rikers must legally close by 2027, but its replacement jails aren’t done until the 2030s

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