Two 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 MoreA 55-year-old woman was allegedly found dead inside her cell on Rikers Island early Thursday morning, marking the fourth time in a month – and the second time in a week – that a Rikers detainee has died.
Read MoreA 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail complex in less than a month.
Read MoreTop officials at the Department of Correction said Friday that the mayor’s office has yet to speak with them about the potential return of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers to Rikers Island, despite Mayor Eric Adams announcing the change weeks ago.
Read MoreThe monitor appointed by a judge to track violence in the city’s notorious jail complex said in a highly-anticipated report last week that a yet-to-be-implemented city law banning solitary confinement would “only exacerbate the current dangerous conditions” on Rikers Island.
Read MoreA new report from the Legal Aid Society this week details the failures of local and state governments to decarcerate its jails and prisons as the pandemic raged inside of them.
Read MoreCity Hall late Friday told a federal judge that she should look no further than the current Department of Correction commissioner should she choose to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island and hand the notorious jail complex over to a receiver.
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 MorePart two of the Eagle’s deep dive into the history of Rikers and how it may impact the troubled jail complex’s future.
Read MoreAs a federal judge considers taking Rikers Island out of the city’s control and handing it to a court-appointed receiver, the Eagle is looking back at the history of the city’s troubled jail complex in an effort to understand how the city arrived at this critical moment.
Read MoreCorrectional officers on Rikers Island refused to allow nurses to check on a 23-year-old woman for two days while she suffered a medical emergency inside an isolated cell, according to a new report from the Department of Correction’s oversight board.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams was sued by the City Council on Monday for his refusal to implement a law banning solitary confinement in the city’s jails.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams on Tuesday defended his administration’s efforts to quell violence and disorder on Rikers Island, a little less than a week after a federal judge said she was leaning toward taking the jail complex out of the city’s hands for its failure to keep detainees safe.
Read MoreA Rikers Island corrections captain was recently accused of regularly sexually harassing and assaulting an officer who worked under his watch.
Read MoreA federal takeover of Rikers Island has never been more of a possibility.
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