Ninety-one Rikers Island detainees jailed on parole violations have been denied in-person court hearings required by a new state law, defense lawyers say.
New York’s new “Less is More” law, which took effect Tuesday, requires people jailed on parole violations to have a hearing within 24 hours of their arrest.
But the state has refused to hold the hearings, and the Legal Aid Society says the state corrections and court officials haven’t even set up procedures to transport the inmates to court.
