Forced Strip Search and Gynecological Exams Will End for NYC Inmates
by TChris
New York City, in response to litigation, will no longer require every woman detained in the Rikers Island jail to undergo a gynecological exam.
The city for years had told every woman admitted to the Rikers Island jail that she had to undergo a pelvic exam, a Pap smear and a breast exam or move into isolation, said Richard Cardinale, the lead attorney in the class-action lawsuit.
The settlement requires the city to inform women that they can refuse the exams without retaliation.
The city also agreed to pay millions of dollars to people who were strip-searched in city jails after arrests on suspicion of misdemeanor charges or violations such as traffic infractions.
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