Correctional Facility Sexual Abuse Lawyer
New York State has passed the Adult Survivors Act which provides a limited window until November 23, 2023, for survivors of sexual assault and sexual abuse, who were 18 years old or older at the time of the occurrence, to bring lawsuits for the offense, regardless of how long ago it was committed. In the past, we have seen a huge expansion in Correctional facility sexual abuse. Correctional Officer sexual abuse and sexual assaults on inmates has always been a prevalent issue.
The law overrides the current State statute of limitations and allows survivors to bring a lawsuit against the perpetrator and any institutions and/or employers that knew, or should have known, that the sexual assault or abuse was taking place. Survivors who were sexually assaulted at a New York Correctional facility can sue the Department of Corrections and Community Service. Correctional facilities where inmates have been sexually assaulted include Albion, Bayview, Bedford-Hills, Taconic and Rose M Singer, Rikers Island Correctional Facility.
THE ADULT SURVIVORS ACT CAN HELP SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE BY CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
Correctional officers often leverage their power to manipulate inmates into submission, they might provide commodities from the outside, or threaten to file misbehavior reports if the inmate doesn’t comply. Fear of retaliation, lack of appropriate remedies and inmates’ disempowered position often result in the underreporting of staff on inmate sexual abuse. NYC correction facility sexual assault attorneys at The Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff can help correctional facility victims of sexual abuse get the justice they deserve.
Staff on inmate sexual misconduct is rampant, unchecked, and often covered up in New York. As part of a union collective bargaining agreement, correctional officers cannot be suspended or fired until the allegation is settled or finalized by an arbitrator. In some cases, even if the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision substantiates sexual misconduct allegations, the arbitrator can still determine that there isn’t sufficient proof, and allow the accused officer to return to work at the same facility where they were accused. New York Adult Sexual Assault Attorneys at The Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff can help you seek justice if you have suffered sexual abuse or assault in a correctional facility.
Contact New York City’s correction facility sexual abuse lawyers at the Law Offices of Michael S Lamonsoff for a free consultation.
State Prisons in New York
Here are are some current State prisons and some defunct State prisons:
Current State operated prisons
- Adirondack Correctional Facility
- Albion Correctional Facility
- Altona Correctional Facility
- Attica Correctional Facility
- Auburn Correctional Facility
- Bare Hill Correctional Facility
- Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
- Cape Vincent Correctional Facility
- Cayuga Correctional Facility
- Clinton Correctional Facility
- Collins Correctional Facility
- Coxsackie Correctional Facility
- Eastern Correctional Facility
- Edgecombe Correctional Facility
- Elmira Correctional Facility
- Fishkill Correctional Facility
- Five Points Correctional Facility
- Franklin Correctional Facility
- Gouverneur Correctional Facility
- Great Meadow Correctional Facility
- Green Haven Correctional Facility
- Greene Correctional Facility
- Groveland Correctional Facility
- Hale Creek Correctional Facility
- Hudson Correctional Facility
- Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility
- Marcy Correctional Facility
- Mid-State Correctional Facility
- Mohawk Correctional Facility
- Orleans Correctional Facility
- Otisville Correctional Facility
- Queensboro Correctional Facility
- Riverview Correctional Facility
- Shawangunk Correctional Facility
- Sing Sing Correctional Facility
- Sullivan Correctional Facility
- Taconic Correctional Facility
- Ulster Correctional Facility
- Upstate Correctional Facility
- Wallkill Correctional Facility
- Washington Correctional Facility
- Wende Correctional Facility
- Woodbourne Correctional Facility
- Wyoming Correctional Facility
Defunct State prisons
- Arthur Kill Correctional Facility (closed 2011).
- Bayview Correctional Facility (closed 2012)
- Beacon Correctional Facility (closed 2013)
- Buffalo Correctional Facility (closed 2011)
- Butler Correctional Facility (closed July 26, 2014)
- Butler ASACTC
- Camp Gabriels (closed July 1, 2009)
- Camp Georgetown (closed 2011)
- Camp Pharsalia (closed 2010)
- Chateaugay Correctional Facility (closed July 26, 2014)
- Clinton Correctional Facility Annex (closed March 31, 2021)
- Fulton Correctional Facility (closed 2011)
- Gowanda Correctional Facility (closed March 31, 2021)
- Lincoln Correctional Facility (closed September 1, 2019)
- Livingston Correctional Facility (closed September 1, 2019)
- Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility (closed 2011)
- Mid-Orange Correctional Facility (closed 2011)
- Monterey Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility (closed July 26, 2014)
- Mt. McGregor Correctional Facility (closed July 26, 2014)
- Oneida Correctional Facility (closed October 1, 2011)
- Parkside Correctional Facility (closed 1999)
- Summit Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility (closed 2011)
- Watertown Correctional Facility (closed March 31, 2021)
- Downstate Correctional Facility (closed March 10, 2022)
- Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility (closed March 10, 2022)
- Ogdensburg Correctional Facility (closed March 10, 2022)
- Rochester Correctional Facility (capacity <200) (closed March 10, 2022)
- Southport Correctional Facility (closed March 10, 2022)
- Willard Drug Treatment Center (closed March 10, 2022)