Bronx Times In wake of 1st inmate death at Rikers this year, activists call for facility’s closure and mass decarceration
Politics City officials vow to tackle Rikers Island crisis at rally outside City Hall Posted on January 20, 2022
Coronavirus ‘Very basic human needs’ unmet for Rikers Island inmates on hunger strike, Queens senator Ramos says Posted on January 18, 2022
Queens ‘A place of inhumanity’: Justice advocates, pols rally in support of Rikers Island hunger strike Posted on January 13, 2022
Politics HEAR IT: Prisoners on Rikers Island stage hunger strike against inhumane conditions Posted on January 11, 2022
Politics Sister of Layleen Polanco continues fight for justice, and an end to inhumanity on Rikers Island Posted on January 4, 2022
Brooklyn Paper Six development teams will bid to build four new borough-based jails as part of plan to close Rikers
Coronavirus COVID-19 surge in New York City jails leads to pause on all in-person visits Posted on December 22, 2021
Bronx Rikers Island witnesses 16th death of incarcerated individual this year Posted on December 15, 2021
Police & Fire Violence down in NYC jails, Corrections Department says — but justice advocates say improvements are minimal at best Posted on December 6, 2021
Lower Manhattan ‘When will it end?’ Protesters denounce use of solitary confinement Posted on November 23, 2021
Health ‘Rescind your deadly order’: Activists blast de Blasio for apparent return to solitary confinement in NYC jails Posted on November 8, 2021
Politics Queens lawmaker Ramos, advocates hold panel on the ripple effects of mass incarceration Posted on October 27, 2021
City Living Criminal Justice Coalition pushes DAs to alleviate Rikers Island issues, set inmates free Posted on October 27, 2021
QNS Queens councilwoman calls for increased penalties on sexual assaults, harassment against correction officers
Coronavirus City confirms 13th death of inmate on Rikers Island, this time from reported COVID-19 case Posted on October 16, 2021
Politics Manhattan DA candidates weigh in on latest study seeking elder parole for senior inmates Posted on October 14, 2021
Politics Stay the course: Rikers Island protesters demand mayoral candidates support jail’s planned closure Posted on October 12, 2021
Politics Can’t buy freedom: Pols, justice activists call on DAs to end cash bail system for low-level offenders Posted on October 6, 2021
Politics ‘Rikers equals death’: Street demonstration symbolic of growing public pressure on city to close jail for good Posted on October 3, 2021
Politics State assembly dissects Rikers in questioning; inmate families speak Posted on October 1, 2021
Politics De Blasio suggests he’s not responsible for rash of Rikers Island inmate deaths this year Posted on September 29, 2021
Politics de Blasio touts faster inmate processing time on Rikers Island as sign of easing crisis Posted on September 28, 2021
Politics Hochul allows more virtual court hearings to free up Rikers Island staff Posted on September 28, 2021
Bronx Shea breaks with de Blasio on decarcerating Rikers Island, says inmates ‘deserve to stay’ Posted on September 28, 2021
Politics ‘I’ve always been upset’: de Blasio tours Rikers Island, touts progress, points fingers of blame Posted on September 27, 2021
Politics Press excluded from joining de Blasio on promised tour of Rikers Island this evening Posted on September 27, 2021
Bronx The week ahead: de Blasio on the clock for promised trip to problem-plagued Rikers Island Posted on September 26, 2021
Bronx After NYC jail officials ignored suicide prevention plan, five detainees took their own lives Posted on September 25, 2021
Bronx De Blasio tells reporters Adams made verbal commitment to continue Rikers Island closure plan Posted on September 23, 2021
Politics ‘Torture island’: Calls grow louder for mayor to shutter Rikers, address inhumane conditions Posted on September 22, 2021
Bronx De Blasio sparing rod, offering spoils for Rikers Island corrections cops working triple duty Posted on September 22, 2021
Manhattan Gracie Mansion protesters urge de Blasio to act over latest Rikers Island inmate death Posted on September 21, 2021
News NYPD sending 100 officers to courts to help relieve Rikers Island jail complex crises Posted on September 21, 2021
Politics After latest Rikers Island death, de Blasio acknowledges more improvements coming Posted on September 20, 2021
Health ‘No words can describe the trauma’: Pressure mounts on city to fix Rikers Island crisis Posted on September 15, 2021
Politics De Blasio pledges to visit chaotic Rikers Island before his term is up Posted on September 15, 2021
Politics Emergency plan aims to help inmates, NYC ‘get the hell’ off Rikers Island: de Blasio Posted on September 14, 2021
May 19, 11 am Marble Church to Host Rev. Jim Wallis, Author of ‘The False White Gospel’ Marble Collegiate Church
Brooklyn Paper Actor Anthony Ramos and Brooklyn beep team up to revive after-school theater program in Bushwick