New York City Anti-Violence Project: Family of Layleen Polanco Settles Civil Suit With New York City, Continues Advocacy #JusticeForLayleen
September 01, 2020
September 01, 2020
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The New York City Anti-Violence Project issued the following news release:
The family of Layleen Polanco, a 27-year-old Afro-Latinx trans woman who died while being held in solitary confinement in Rikers Island in June 2019, has settled their civil suit with the City of New York. The civil suit for reckless indifference for Layleen's life was settled for a financial settlement of 5.9 million dollars, the largest settlement paid by the City for a death in custody . . .
The family of Layleen Polanco, a 27-year-old Afro-Latinx trans woman who died while being held in solitary confinement in Rikers Island in June 2019, has settled their civil suit with the City of New York. The civil suit for reckless indifference for Layleen's life was settled for a financial settlement of 5.9 million dollars, the largest settlement paid by the City for a death in custody . . .