In recent years, the Firm has litigated large and small scale cases contesting the treatment of prisoners in New York City jails. In addition to a number of individual actions:

• In Ingles v. Toro, along with the Legal Aid Society Prisoners' Rights Project and Sullivan and Cromwell, we have brought a class action on behalf of the inmates housed in City jails against New York City's Department of Corrections, alleging a pattern and practice throughout City jails of excessive force against inmates, inadequate investigation and discipline of officers who engage in excessive force, and inadequate training of officers to prevent such conduct.

• In Rice v. City of New York, we brought a case on behalf of three plaintiffs that exposed the extraordinary practice by Department of Corrections employees of staging and betting on illegal fights between inmates. Our three clients were severely assaulted by corrections staff when they refused to participate in this staged "arena fighting." After the commencement of discovery, the City entered settlement negotiations and the case was resolved on highly favorable terms for the plaintiffs.