Attorneys from Milbank worked with the Legal Aid Society and Brooklyn Defender Services to file a proposed class-action lawsuit against the New York City Department of Correction on Monday, arguing that the city has failed to provide medical care to people in jail.

The 12th death of a city jail inmate in 2021 was reported at the end of September amid widespread complaints about failures in jail operations and a lack of staffing.

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