Politics Emergency plan aims to help inmates, NYC ‘get the hell’ off Rikers Island: de Blasio Posted on September 14, 2021
Queens ‘I just witnessed an attempted suicide’: Elected officials shaken during latest Rikers Island visit Posted on September 13, 2021
Coronavirus Rikers wrath: Families, advocates demand mayor immediately reduce prison population Posted on August 31, 2021
Coronavirus Rikers Island correctional officers and medical staff rally in Queens for safer conditions Posted on August 16, 2021
Lower Manhattan Families hold tearful memorial service in Lower Manhattan for those who died in solitary confinement Posted on June 7, 2021
Opinion Op-Ed | The job to close Rikers isn’t done yet — New Yorkers deserve to know how our next Mayor will do it Posted on May 26, 2021
Lower Manhattan Formerly incarcerated push back against DOC plan to hire 400 more officers Posted on May 13, 2021
Coronavirus #WhatAboutHer? Financial District rally seeks to help women incarcerated on Rikers Island Posted on April 26, 2021
Politics These New York City lawmakers had the best environmental records in 2020 Posted on March 12, 2021
Health Solitary ending at NYC jails, but incarcerated at Rikers need more COVID-19 vaccines Posted on March 9, 2021
Politics City makes moves toward shifting away from jails on Rikers with bill signing Posted on February 25, 2021
Coronavirus Op-Ed | Vaccine uncertainty isn’t the only health concern for New Yorkers at Rikers Posted on January 12, 2021
News City failed to hold Corrections responsible for Rikers Island brutality, monitor’s report finds Posted on October 26, 2020
News Faith organizations launch coalition calling on mayor to ensure safety of those returning from Rikers Island Posted on July 22, 2020
Police & Fire NYPD brass blames released Rikers inmates for sparking June crime wave Posted on July 6, 2020
Health City to begin effort to phase out solitary confinement in New York jails Posted on June 29, 2020
Bronx A year after Layleen Polanco’s Rikers death, 17 jailers face discipline Posted on June 27, 2020
Bronx 17 Corrections officers facing internal charges for Layleen Polanco death on Rikers Island Posted on June 26, 2020
Coronavirus Man charged in 2019 killing of NYPD officer denied release from Rikers amid COVID-19 concerns Posted on April 15, 2020
Coronavirus Second Rikers Island inmate dies of COVID-19 after failed bid to spring him Posted on April 14, 2020
Coronavirus Three New York Congress members tell feds to spring non-violent offenders from jail Posted on March 22, 2020
Police & Fire Weinstein lawyers seek five years in jail for sex crime conviction Posted on March 10, 2020
Manhattan Weinstein stir crazy at New York hospital days after sex crimes conviction, spokesman says Posted on March 1, 2020
Politics NYC Council seek additional legislation to expand tenant ‘right to counsel’ Posted on February 24, 2020
Bronx Six Rikers Island corrections officers indicted for smuggling drugs into jails: Feds Posted on January 14, 2020
Bronx De Blasio signs laws to make Hart Island a ‘dignified resting place’ Posted on December 4, 2019
The Villager City’s jail population projected to reach historic lows by 2026 Posted on October 14, 2019
The Villager City’s jail population projected to reach historic lows by 2026 Posted on October 14, 2019
The Villager Inching closer to borough-based approach, City Council approves ban on future Rikers Island jails Posted on October 10, 2019
The Villager Inching closer to borough-based approach, City Council approves ban on future Rikers Island jails Posted on October 10, 2019
Politics Chinatown march against borough-based jails sees turnout from across the city Posted on October 7, 2019
Politics Chinatown march against borough-based jails sees turnout from across the city Posted on October 7, 2019
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Brooklyn Paper Driver who killed Ocean Hill woman while intending to hit someone else jailed for 20 years