Named in 2 known lawsuits.
Capobianco, Bridget, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV06125,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 3, 2021
Complaint
Description: This is class action brought by named plaintiff, Bridget Capobianco and a class of plaintiff which where held for several hours in one of the City’s Central Booking Facilities at least once on separate dates ranging from February 2020 to approximately October, 2021. The plaintiff Bridget Capobianco was held in Brooklyn Central Booking facilities July 27, 2020. The plaintiffs lament the deplorable conditions of the Central Booking Facilities which entail among the others: no covid protections, overcrowding, unsanitary toilets, garbage, infestation, inadequate of food and water, lack of toiletries and other hygienic items, heat, poor ventilation, sleep deprivation, crime. The City was aware of the severity o...
Aboubakar, Olalekan, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV01716,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 8, 2020
Complaint
Description: Between 2017 and 2019, Plaintiffs were held for at least several as pre-arraignment detainees at Brooklyn Central Booking (BCB). They allege that the Defendants violated their constitutional rights by subjecting them to inhumane conditions of confinement. These conditions include:
(1) overcrowding - Plaintiffs were packed into overcrowded cells, often forcing them to only have space to stand for hours. When the space opened up, Plaintiffs were forced to sit or lie on filthy hard ground. The benches found in some cells were insufficient to accommodate the crowd.
(2) unsanitary toilets - The exposed toilet in each call at BCD lacked a seat, lid or sufficient privacy. The toilets were often covered in feces, vomi...