Rikers detainee becomes 14th to die in DOC custody this year
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A 32-year-old man died on Rikers Island on Sunday morning, becoming the 14th person to die in the Department of Correction’s custody this year.
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Federal judge refuses city’s request to review Rikers receivership order
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A federal judge on Thursday dealt another blow to the Adams administration’s efforts to retain control of Rikers Island, denying a motion that sought to undo her decision to put the troubled jail complex under federal receivership.
Read MoreRikers guard who planted weapon in detainee cell convicted
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A former Rikers Island guard was convicted of felony charges after prosecutors say he planted a weapon inside the cell of a detainee he had recently beat up.
Read MoreFederal judge blocks solitary confinement ban from taking effect on Rikers
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A federal judge last week said the city was barred from fully implementing a local law banning solitary confinement on Rikers Island, several days after a state judge said Mayor Eric Adams’ efforts to prevent the law from taking effect were illegal.
Read MoreRikers watchdog praises DOC commissioner even as judge gets set to appoint receiver
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As a federal judge moves forward with her plan to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, her longtime federal monitor said last week in a new report that while the city’s management of the troubled jails has seen some significant improvements in recent months, the violence and dysfunction that has long plagued Rikers remains.
Read MoreRikers monitor endorses Adams’ pause on solitary ban
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The 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 MoreWith receivership looming, what could the future of Rikers look like?
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Part two of the Eagle’s deep dive into the history of Rikers and how it may impact the troubled jail complex’s future.
Read MoreMonitor says Rikers remains dangerous as judge mulls federal takeover
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As a potential federal takeover of Rikers Island looms over the city, a court-appointed monitor said in a highly anticipated report that violence and dysfunction has continued to plague the jail complex and the agency that runs it over much of the past year.
Read MoreBOC unanimously approves solitary ban rules
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The city’s Board of Correction on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve its rules for the implementation of a new law banning solitary confinement in the city’s jails.
Read MoreFederal monitor calls for ‘significant revisions’ to solitary ban
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The federal monitor charged with keeping track of violent conditions on Rikers Island said that he and his team disapprove of the City Council’s ban on solitary confinement, which the legislative body passed with a veto-proof majority at the tail end of last year’s legislative session.
Read MoreRikers monitor says relationship with DOC has ‘eroded’
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With his days as Department of Correction commission numbered, Louis Molina was given a scathing review by the federal monitor charged with keeping track of violence on Rikers Island.
Read MoreMonth after ‘promotion,’ Molina remains DOC boss
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City Hall said Louis Molina would move from Department of Correction commissioner to assistant deputy mayor in “mid-November.” But in a sworn affidavit this week, Molina said he remains in charge of the agency, and doesn’t know when a successor will be named.
Read MoreLegal Aid officially files for federal takeover of Rikers Island
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Attorneys with the Legal Aid Society and prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York officially asked a federal judge on Friday to strip the city of its control over Rikers Island and hand the jail complex over to a federal authority.
Read MoreJudge to DOC: Who is in charge?
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Who is in charge of the city’s troubled Department of Correction? The judge considering whether or not the city is capable of running Rikers Island wants to know.
Read MoreMonitor says Rikers is getting worse as detainee becomes 9th to die this year
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On the same day a 27-year-old man became the ninth person to die in Department of Correction custody this year, the federal monitor tracking conditions on Rikers Island said reforming the notorious jail complex is a prospect that is “falling even further out of reach.”
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