The Legal Aid Society responded to a report filed by Steve J. Martin, independent federal Court-appointed monitor in Nunez v. City of New York et. al., concerning misuse of force in New York City jails, reports THE CITY.

The independent Monitor was appointed by the Court after Legal Aid, private firms and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York settled a lawsuit against the City demanding that the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) meaningfully address the scourge of excessive force that has long been entrenched at Rikers Island and other City jails

“The ninth report from the Nunez Monitor exposes the grim reality that the leadership of the New York City jails is unwilling or unable to supervise and curb brutality by uniformed corrections staff,” reads a statement from The Legal Aid Society.