The Adams administration has yet to complete a single transfer of land on Rikers Island, a crucial part of the city’s plan to turn the jail complex into a renewable energy hub by 2027.
Read MoreThe Board of Correction’s monthly meeting fell into chaos after technical difficulties left the board’s livestream sputtering, and after the board’s chair clashed with a criminal justice reform advocate and his fellow board members agitated by the board’s inability to hold its scheduled public hearing.
Read MoreAdvocates and lawmakers rallied at Rikers Island to call on the city to meet the demands made by hunger striking detainees who say they’ve had enough of the deteriorating conditions inside the jail complex.
Read More“While there are other contributing forces to this shameful situation…there is no doubt that the driving cause behind it remains the decision of your offices to seek bail recklessly and in virtually every eligible case.”
Read More
Home / Law / Crime / Politics / Communities / Voices / All Stories / Who We Are / Terms and Conditions
