NYC's ban on detainee mail at Rikers Island based on tests with 85% false positives for fentanyl.

New York City's push to ban mail for detainees at Rikers Island was based on faulty fentanyl tests with an 85% false positive rate. A report found only 10 of 71 pieces of mail initially flagged as containing fentanyl actually had traces of the drug. The city's Department of Investigation recommends reassessing the ban on mail, suggesting drugs enter the jail system primarily through employees, not mail.

November 20, 2024
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