Rebecca Hillman, Ex- NYC Jail Captain convicted of criminally negligent homicide on Friday for barging with a subordinate to stop a detainee from committing suicide.
Ex-NYC Jail Captain Sentenced to Six Months in Jail for Negligence Homicide
Ex-NYC Jail Captain barred a junior jail officer from preventing one of their detainees from committing suicide and was sentenced to six months in prison.
The Former NYC Jail Captain will be the first high-ranking correction officer convicted and prisoned for committing a negligent offense as Jail Captain.
A Manhattan Supreme Court judge found ex-NYC Jail Captain accountable for the death of Ryan Wilson, a detainee of her jail being managed. The ex-NYC Jail Captain informed that Ryan Wilson was trying to kill himself inside his cell and threatening the duty jail officer about suicide. The ex-NYC Jail Captain neglects his situation.
Ex-NYC Jail Captain sent condolences to Ryan Wilson’s Family
Ryan Wilson is possibly alive today if the NYC Jail Captain acted immediately for appropriate action as the captain of the jail. NYC Jail Captain has done nothing after the information. Investigation Commissioner Strauber said.
Ex-NYC Jail Captain sent condolences to Ryan Wilson’s Family and said she was frustrated by the tragic incident.
The decision of the Supreme Court on the NYC Jail Captain case provides justice to Ryan Wilson’s family.