Michael Schwirtz

New York Times

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Michael Schwirtz is a reporter for the New York Times.

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The Obama Administration is suing New York City over what the Justice Department calls a "deep-seated culture of violence" at Rikers Island, a prison where adolescent inmates are…

US to Sue New York over Civil Rights Abuses at Rikers Island

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