The young detainee who appears to have died of a ruptured appendix and infection began showing serious medical issues in the ...
A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.
Her death is the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, and follows that of Ariel Quidone, 20, last week and ...
An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds the capacity of ...
The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...
A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...
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A 55-year-old woman was allegedly found dead inside her cell on Rikers Island early Thursday morning, marking the fourth time ...
A report by the Lippman Independent Commission challenges the city’s acquiescence toward failing to replace the existing dilapidated jails.
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In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the ...
The population on Rikers Island has risen to ... In order to reduce the jail population, the report suggested that the city ...
De Blasio released a roadmap for the jail complex’s closure ... federal judge ruled against a request from detainees’ lawyers to strip New York City’s control of Rikers Island and transfer it to ...
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