died last year while in solitary confinement at Rikers Island jail.Three officers and one captain will be suspended without pay immediately, the department said in a statement Friday.
It was not immediately clear what disciplinary actions the remaining 13 officers would face.The announcement comes several weeks after Bronx District Attorney Darcel D.
Clark declined to file charges following a six-month investigation into the circumstances of Cubilette-Polanco’s death."We are committed to ensuring that all of our facilities are safe and humane," Department of Correction Commissioner Cynthia Brann said in a statement. "Even one death in our custody is one too many and this swift and fair determination on internal discipline makes clear that.