Bradley Ballard

Bradley Ballard had been found naked, covered in feces, and suffering from infection after being left in solitary confinement for six days with no medication or running water.

So what else is new: A report from a independent watchdog agency found "gross incompetence" to be rampant among Rikers correction officers and medical personnel, a damning assertion that would shock exactly no one.

One year after his death, Bradley Ballard's mother, Beverly Ann Griffin, filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging in grisly terms that Rikers was responsible for her son's torturous death.

"They know that they were wrong in the way they handled the situation."