Stanley Richards, the new DOC commissioner, sat down with the Eagle to discuss the critical moment the city, the DOC and its jails are in, as well as his philosophical approach to leading the department, how he’ll measure his performance, how he’ll address the growing number of deaths in the jails last year, and more.
Read MoreTwo days after a city-appointed commission unveiled a new plan to close Rikers Island, Mayor Eric Adams began to chart his own path regarding the dangerous jail complex’s future.
Read MoreWhile it’s long been expected, the contract presented for Manhattan’s borough-based jail made it official – none of the new jails will be completed before Rikers is required to close.
Read MoreAs the three-year countdown to the closure of the jails on Rikers Island begins this week, major questions remain about whether or not the city will – or even can – meet the August 2027 deadline to shutter the notorious complex.
Read MoreAdvocates and a lawmaker on Thursday spoke out against the city’s proposed $4 billion contract for the building of Queens’ borough-based jail, which may be completed four years after the city’s legally-mandated deadline to close Rikers Island.
Read MoreRepeating what top members of his administration have begun to suggest in recent weeks, Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that his administration has little to no shot of building four borough-based jails by the time Rikers Island is legally-mandated to shutter as a jail complex in 2027.
Read MoreThe Department of Design and Construction on Thursday got an earful from New Yorkers upset over a proposed construction contract that would likely delay the closure of Rikers Island by at least two years.
Read MoreWill the city be able to close Rikers Island by 2027? Likely not, if a newly proposed contract to build the first of the city’s upcoming four borough-based jails is approved as is.
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