Nearly a month after City Hall said a new agency head would be named to replace Louis Molina, whose long-awaited “promotion” to serve as assistant deputy mayor of public safety was also made official Friday, Mayor Eric Adams tapped Lynelle Maginley-Liddie, an eight-year veteran of the DOC, to serve as Molina’s successor.
Read MoreDoctors, police officers, a serial killer, scores of correctional officers, a trailblazing rapper, a prominent restauranteur and a dozen others were accused of sexual abuse in Queens last week as the window to file claims under the state’s Adult Survivors Act came to a close.
Read MoreThe City Council last week passed legislation they say will not only ensure detainees get to their court appearances on time, but will also help the city reach its legally-mandated deadline to close Rikers Island by the summer of 2027.
Read More“There's no cure for nightmares – some days I just think I'm still in solitary and this is a dream I’m free.”
Read MoreA Rikers Island official in charge of operations at the jail complex told a Bronx judge last month that detainees have continued to be deprived of medical services despite a recent court order.
Only a week into his new job, New York City Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina appeared to be getting along better with the correctional officers union than his predecessor.
Read More“The combination of these data indicates that the risks to the human beings in our custody are at a crisis level.”
Read More“The death penalty has been repurposed as death by incarceration sentences.”
Read MoreDespite the deteriorating conditions on Rikers, the DOC says is still on pace to hand over another building to DCAS by January, when it is required by law to do so.
Read More“There are no easy solutions to the challenges we have.”
Read MoreUp to three vendors will be short-listed per project after the city evaluates each vendors’ Statement of Qualifications.
Read More“How can we expect to reduce recidivism when we’re compounding the issues that got them incarcerated to begin with?”
Read More“We want a full investigation; we want answers.”
Read More“Any amount of time a presumptively innocent individual needlessly spends in jail is too much time.”
Read MoreThe Department of Correction is covering the cost of calls for people in custody.
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