Por: New York Post Opinion December 05, 2022
If , as it is slated to do in 2027, the “borough-based jails” erected in its place will leave the city with room for just 3,300 detainees. That’s nowhere near enough, I argue in a new Manhattan Institute report: Nearly 6,000 people are on Rikers right now, and with crime still rising, that population will only grow. Some people aren’t convinced. Speaking to The Post, state Senate Correction Chair Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn), a leading... + full article
New York Post USA Nation November 25, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams spent Thanksgiving Day visiting the children of first responders, giving out meals in Harlem and planned to stop at Rikers Island later to have dinner with a jailed mother and her baby. Hizzoner’s packed schedule started in midtown Manhattan, addressing... + más
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New York Post USA Nation October 26, 2022
The Department of Correction has axed a $5 million contract with a Big Apple nonprofit after its workers – who were brought to Rikers Island to help detainees – were caught , cell phones and other contraband amid a at the troubled jail complex. One worker from Exodus... + más
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Slate USA Politics October 26, 2022
Years of unconstitutional abuse at New York City’s jail on Rikers Island have generated national outcry and broad agreement that the facility must be shut down. A plan for this, albeit far from satisfactory, is now formally underway. But at Houston’s Harris County Jail, more... + más
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The Daily Beast USA Nation October 25, 2022
Early Saturday morning, 28-year-old Erick Tavira died by apparent suicide in his cell while awaiting trial inside the sprawling jail complex known as . His was the 17th death this year on Rikers, which has long come under harsh federal scrutiny and, more recently, renewed calls... + más
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New York Daily News USA Politics October 25, 2022
Rikers Island served as a backdrop to a campaign stop Monday as Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin touted the endorsement of the city’s Correction Officers Benevolent Association. The Long Island congressman, who has gained on Democratic Gov. Hochul in recent polls,... + más
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New York Post USA Nation September 29, 2022
Newly obtained images from Rikers Island have shed more light on the deplorable conditions inside the troubled jail system. The photos, presented to Manhattan prosecutors by the last month, give a glimpse into the hellish realities faced by inmates on Rikers amid an agency-wide... + más
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CBS News USA Crime September 22, 2022
Inmate nearly drowns in the waters near Rikers Island An inmate who jumped into the East River from a New York City jail barge has died, the city Department of Correction announced Wednesday. Gregory Acevedo, 48, was pronounced dead at about 11 p.m. Tuesday, 11 hours after he... + más
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