City & State New York4d
A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...
As ‘Close Rikers’ grows ever more impossible, progressives insist ever harder on doing it
In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the ...
Amsterdam News1d
NYC jails death count rises as Rikers’ closure receives new roadmap
A report by the Lippman Independent Commission challenges the city’s acquiescence toward failing to replace the existing dilapidated jails.
Queens Daily Eagle9d
City cannot shut Rikers by 2027, landmark report finds
In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current 2027 ...
Brownstoner4d
City Jail Population Headed in Wrong Direction for Close-Rikers Plan
The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...
BKReader9d
Rikers Island Wont Close by 2027 Deadline, Report Says
An independent group looking into the dismantling of Rikers Island on Wednesday said the city's plan to close the jail ...
Gothamist8d
Woman dies at Rikers Island, NYC jail officials say — 4th detainee death of 2025
Her death is the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, and follows that of Ariel Quidone, 20, last week and ...