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Smoke filled a Brooklyn jail cell as emergency button failed, lawyer says
Original: A Brooklyn jail cell filled with smoke. The emergency button failed, a lawyer said. https://gothamist.com/news/a-brookly
A lawyer says a client at a Brooklyn jail was trapped in a cell that filled with smoke, and that the in-cell emergency button did not work when it was pressed. The report has drawn attention to safety conditions and equipment failures inside New York City's troubled jail facilities, renewing criticism from advocates and defense attorneys who say such malfunctions put detained people at serious risk.
Why now: It raises fresh concerns about unsafe conditions and failing emergency equipment in Brooklyn's jail amid ongoing scrutiny of the city's detention system.
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