To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job
The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says 1 of 4 jails to replace Rikers will be a "state-of-the-art mental health facility"
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says one of the new jails being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with mental ...
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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 reality-denying City Council refuses to admit it. The first of the ...
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Rikers won’t close on time: new report
Rikers Island will not shutter by the legally mandated deadline in 2027, according to a report released yesterday by the ...
What life is really like in Rikers Island
It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City’s most notorious ...
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Rikers Island
That could see a court-appointed outside authority take charge of Rikers Island by early next… Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail Former Trump ...
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How Rikers Island Jail In New York City Actually Works
Rikers Island is home to some of the most notorious and violent jails in the world. It is located in the East River in New York City. The majority of its detainees have not yet been convicted of a ...