Rikers Island There is no ‘Plan B’: Mayor Adams urges City Council to draft new plan to close Rikers Island Posted on August 30, 2023
Lower Manhattan Advocates rally for feds to take control of Rikers Island, argue city can’t ‘keep people alive’ there Posted on August 10, 2023
Rikers Island Rikers still in flux: Judge declines a federal takeover of correctional facility – for now Posted on August 10, 2023
Politics Correction officers’ union donated to council members who oppose Rikers receivership Posted on August 10, 2023
Rikers Island NYC electeds spar over conditions at Rikers Island as federal takeover looms Posted on August 9, 2023
QNS East Elmhurst man faces up to 50 years to life in prison for allegedly killing his own mother, brother: DA
Rikers Island Alleged subway killer stabs mental health worker at Rikers Island Posted on August 1, 2023
Rikers Island ‘Enough is enough:’ City Hall rallygoers rail against rising death toll at Rikers Island Posted on July 25, 2023
Queens Detainee Curtis Davis found dead on Rikers Island; seventh death this year, fourth this month Posted on July 23, 2023
Politics Rikers Island crisis: Mayor Adams insists he’s ‘best person’ to fix city jails amid U.S. attorney’s pursuit of fed takeover Posted on July 18, 2023
Queens Walls are closing in on City control of Rikers Island as push for federal receivership continues Posted on July 18, 2023
Police & Fire William Johnstone becomes sixth Rikers Island detainee to die this year Posted on July 16, 2023
Queens New transitional service center opens on Rikers Island amidst federal monitor report suggesting City to be held in contempt Posted on July 13, 2023
Politics New York City should be held in contempt over conditions in Rikers Island jail, federal monitor says Posted on July 10, 2023
Education Diplomas of hope: Rikers Island celebrates 43 high school graduates of its East River Academy program Posted on June 13, 2023
Queens EXCLUSIVE | Correction commissioner, Mayor Adams show Rikers Island security videos in effort to counter federal monitor’s claims of misdeeds Posted on June 9, 2023
Rikers Island Third Rikers detainee dies this year as Adams admin pushes back on damning federal report Posted on May 31, 2023
Politics Council members intro plan to reduce Rikers population by nearly 3,000 Posted on April 11, 2023
Rikers Island City jails boss avoids providing up-to-date timeline on Rikers’ closure during council hearing Posted on March 23, 2023
Brooklyn Paper Brooklyn jail construction delays leave advocates fuming at Mayor, jeopardizes plans to shut Rikers
Queens Correction Commissioner Louis Molina talks contraband and the state of medical services at Rikers Island Posted on January 24, 2023
Queens Up close and personal: amNewYork sits down with Correction Commissioner Louis Molina about fate of Rikers Island Posted on January 22, 2023
Brooklyn Paper Board of Corrections to contemplate restrictions on mail in city jails as BK pols, public defenders voice opposition
Courts Legal groups file second motion against DOC for failure to provide inmates with medical access Posted on December 20, 2022
Queens Prisoner found dead on Rikers Island, bringing DOC death toll to new, staggering high Posted on December 12, 2022
Lower Manhattan 18 hours of action: Rikers Island closure demands repeated at Lower Manhattan protest Posted on November 3, 2022
Health Family of deceased inmate at Rikers Island sues the City for wrongful death Posted on November 2, 2022
Politics Legal Aid Society rallies for voter rights for incarcerated people in jails Posted on November 1, 2022
Rikers Island Rikers Island violence: Corrections officer stabbed 15 times by inmate in bloody attack Posted on November 1, 2022
Rikers Island Another Rikers Island inmate dies while in custody in the jail Posted on October 31, 2022
Rikers Island Criminal justice reform panel addresses challenges facing Rikers closure Posted on October 27, 2022
PoliticsNY Zeldin decries law that limits solitary confinement use as he gets city corrections officers’ union’s backing
Bronx Latest Rikers Island inmate suicide fuels more outrage from activists who demand facility’s closure Posted on October 23, 2022
Rikers Island Documents appear to suggest that Corrections Department staff may have tampered with Rikers Island intake data Posted on October 17, 2022
Politics NYC Comptroller calls for a federal receiver to be appointed at Rikers Posted on October 13, 2022
Health ‘Solitary confinement is inhumane’: Corrections commissioner tells Council hearing he regrets policy but opposes proposed ban on it Posted on September 28, 2022
Politics Mayor Adams and DOC condemned by Legal Aid Society for two recent jail deaths Posted on September 27, 2022
Courts Rikers Island correction officers admit to accepting thousands in bribe money to smuggle in contraband Posted on September 20, 2022
Coronavirus Yet another Rikers Island inmate dies in custody – the third since August Posted on September 14, 2022
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