17 corrections officers disciplined in death of transgender woman at Rikers Island
(World News USA)

(CNN)More than a dozen corrections officers will be disciplined in connection with the death of Layleen Cubilette-Polanco, a transgender woman held at New York`s Rikers Island jail, city officials said. Three officers and a captain of the New York City Department of Correction were suspended without pay immediately, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement on Friday. Thirteen other uniformed staff are facing disciplinary action but officials did not discuss their status. `The death of Layleen Polanco was an incredibly...