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Protest over Rikers Island conditions

Politics

Advocates renew call for Rikers Island closure as judge’s decision on possible federal takeover looms

Posted on September 25, 2024

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QNS

Rikers Island correction officer charged with rape of woman at his Springfield Gardens home: DA

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QNS

Queens judge orders Harvey Weinstein detained on Rikers Island pending Manhattan sex crimes retrial

Gilson Garcia (far left), seen here with his sister and father in an undated photo, died of a fentanyl overdose on Oct. 31, 2022, in a cell at the Anna M. Kross Center while his brother Gilberto Garcia (far right), tried to safe his life.

Family of Rikers Island detainee who died of drug overdose sues city and mayor over ‘coverup’

Posted on August 19, 2024

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Veteran Rikers Island officer died on the job while supervising inmates

Posted on June 19, 2024

Mother’s Day on Rikers Island: New kid-friendly visitation space opens with help of a Manhattan museum

Posted on May 12, 2024

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Advocates slam proposed 2031 deadline to complete new jails in Queens, Bronx

Posted on May 8, 2024

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More than half of NYC civil sex abuse suits stem from Rikers Island: report

Posted on March 26, 2024

Construction of new prison medical space at Bellevue Hospital to replace infirmary on Rikers Island

How will NYC care for incarcerated people in need of medical care after Rikers Island closes?

Posted on March 4, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about purported solitary confinement ban

Politics

‘Sleight of hand’? Mayor Adams says ‘solitary confinement’ ban proponents engaged in misinformation to push bill through City Council

Posted on January 21, 2024

Bronx

Rikers Island detainee found dead in cell — facility’s second death in first 19 days of the new year

Posted on January 20, 2024

Another Rikers Island suicide draws outrage

Rikers detainee dies during basketball game in first in-custody death of 2024

Posted on January 4, 2024

Mayor Adams on tour of Rikers Island

Politics

Solitary confinement ban: Mayor Adams mulls next steps after City Council passes it despite his opposition

Posted on December 21, 2023

Protesters demand City Council ban solitary confinement

Lower Manhattan

Advocates rally in Lower Manhattan ahead of City Council vote to ban solitary confinement

Posted on December 19, 2023

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Politics

Op-ed | Punitive segregation ban will only endanger more correction officers on Rikers Island

Posted on December 17, 2023

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Politics

Correction Department gets new commissioner as possible Rikers Island federal takeover looms

Posted on December 8, 2023

Louis Molina as correction commissioner

Politics

Molina departs as NYC correction boss, becomes assistant deputy mayor for public safety

Posted on October 31, 2023

Council Members Kevin Riley (center) and Carmen De La Rosa (left) at rally to close Rikers Island in City Hall Park, which a new commission will study.

New commission formed to update plan to close Rikers by 2027

Posted on October 20, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

City backtracks on key commitments for new 15-story, 1,040-bed Boerum Hill jail, locals say

Bronx

Rikers Island secret lounge and supply stash built by Correction Department blasted by Legal Aid Society as ‘lawless’

Posted on October 16, 2023

Rikers Island.

Sudden, silent death: Rikers Island detainee found dead in cell a week after being detained

Posted on October 5, 2023

Mayor Adams to draft New Plan

There is no ‘Plan B’: Mayor Adams urges City Council to draft new plan to close Rikers Island

Posted on August 30, 2023

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Demand grows to make Rikers Island death reports public

Posted on August 28, 2023

Demonstrators demand Rikers Island closure

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

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Rikers still in flux: Judge declines a federal takeover of correctional facility – for now

Posted on August 10, 2023

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Politics

Correction officers’ union donated to council members who oppose Rikers receivership

Posted on August 10, 2023

Another Rikers Island suicide draws outrage

NYC electeds spar over conditions at Rikers Island as federal takeover looms

Posted on August 9, 2023

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QNS

East Elmhurst man faces up to 50 years to life in prison for allegedly killing his own mother, brother: DA

Claude White, 33, was cuffed and brought to Rikers Island for the alleged murder of 32-year-old Tavon Silver on June 20.

Alleged subway killer stabs mental health worker at Rikers Island

Posted on August 1, 2023

‘Enough is enough:’ City Hall rallygoers rail against rising death toll at Rikers Island

Posted on July 25, 2023

A jail on Rikers Island.

Queens

Detainee Curtis Davis found dead on Rikers Island; seventh death this year, fourth this month

Posted on July 23, 2023

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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

Protester demands Rikers Island closure

Queens

Walls are closing in on City control of Rikers Island as push for federal receivership continues

Posted on July 18, 2023

A jail on Rikers Island.

William Johnstone becomes sixth Rikers Island detainee to die this year

Posted on July 16, 2023

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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

A jail on Rikers Island.

Politics

New York City should be held in contempt over conditions in Rikers Island jail, federal monitor says

Posted on July 10, 2023

Mets

Mets’ Kodai Senga named to 2023 MLB All-Star Game

Posted on July 9, 2023

Health

Op-ed | Patients at Rikers deserve quality healthcare

Posted on July 6, 2023

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Bronx Times

Four Rikers inmates indicted for the assault of fellow detainee

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

Third Rikers detainee dies this year as Adams admin pushes back on damning federal report

Posted on May 31, 2023

Bronx Times

Bronx DA indicts 10 alleged gang members for violence at Rikers Island

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Politics

Council members intro plan to reduce Rikers population by nearly 3,000

Posted on April 11, 2023

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City jails boss avoids providing up-to-date timeline on Rikers’ closure during council hearing

Posted on March 23, 2023

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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

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Queens

Up close and personal: amNewYork sits down with Correction Commissioner Louis Molina about fate of Rikers Island

Posted on January 22, 2023

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Montefiore unveils renovated ICU waiting room, hosts special lung cancer screening event for Bronx community

Mayor announces labor agreements covering more than $1B in capital projects including infrastructure at Willets Point

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