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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 ...
The Court-Ordered Takeover of Rikers Shows the Crisis in American Prisons and Jails
A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment ...
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Deadline extended for former detainees to get their piece of $92.5 million Rikers settlement
Immigrants living in New York who were unlawfully held on Rikers Island because federal immigration agents asked the city to ...
Caterer charged as Staten Island drug kingpin makes explosive statements in court
In the weeks after his arrest, Ettore Mazzei was assaulted on Rikers Island, according to a source familiar with the drug ...
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Court Orders Sweeping Reforms for NYC's Rikers Island as U.S. Attorney Welcomes Oversight
Court mandates reform for NYC's Rikers Island and appoints a remediation manager to address the jail's issues.
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Rikers will be taken over by an independent receiver, judge rules
A federal judge took the extraordinary step of stripping the city of its control over Rikers Island, ruling that City Hall ...
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Rikers Island Doula Program Is Helping To Give Incarcerated Mothers A Voice, ‘I’m Actually Being Heard’
Four years after NYC Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal pushed for doula care in jails, the Rikers Island Doula Program is in full ...