Woman Who Died at Rikers Island Was in Solitary

Questions Over Why Layleen Polanco Was Jailed Amid $500 Bail

Ballroom Family Remembers Layleen Polanco, Who’d Spent Week in Hospital While Jailed

Layleen Polanco’s Death Haunts a Prideful Celebration

Rikers Empties Women’s Solitary Unit After Polanco Death

Pols Call to End ‘Torture’ of Solitary Confinement in City Jails

Rikers Island Solitary Unit Back in Use After Polanco Death

Jail Oversight Board Floats Solitary Reforms After Polanco Death

Medical Condition Should Have Kept Polanco From Solitary, Experts Say

Layleen Polanco’s Mother Files Lawsuit Over Rikers Death

Reimagining New York Jails Without Solitary Confinement

Layleen Polanco-Inspired Solitary Confinement Reforms Languish a Year After Her Death on Rikers Island

Jailer Pushed Layleen Polanco Into Rikers Island Solitary Confinement Despite Red Flags: Report

A Year After Layleen Polanco’s Rikers Death, 17 Jailers Face Discipline

Mayor de Blasio Vows End of Solitary Confinement in New York City Jails

NYC to Pay Layleen Polanco’s Family Record $5.9M Over Rikers Island Solitary Death

Sex Workers Should Not be Arrested, de Blasio Declares, Invoking Layleen Polanco’s Legacy

Cuomo’s Solitary Confinement ‘Overhaul’ Delayed Another Year

City Jails Board Slow to Act on Solitary Reform, Critics Say

De Blasio Ousts Key Solitary Confinement Foe as Reform Nears

Solitary Confinement Reform Pushed Back Again as City Hall Balks

De Blasio Promised Nearly Six Months Ago to End Solitary Confinement. So Where’s the Plan?

WNYC Interview 6/13/2019: Questions Linger Following Death of a Young Woman in Rikers

WNYC Interview 8/2/2019: Woman's Death at Rikers Raises Questions

WNYC Interview 8/15/2019: It's Not Just Epstein: Jails Are Failing at Preventing Suicide