Top officials at the city’s Department of Correction and its independent, citizen watchdog group the Board of Correction took the tenants of the new year to heart on Wednesday, promising to have a more collaborative and less confrontational 2024 than they did 2023.
Read MoreStanley Richards, who several years ago became the first formerly incarcerated man to serve as a top executive in the city’s Department of Correction, was this week named the next president and CEO of the Fortune Society.
Read MoreA month ago, the federal monitor charged with overseeing conditions on Rikers Island said the city should be held in contempt for failing to tamp down violent conditions within the notorious jail complex. Four weeks later and just days before a consequential court hearing in a case that could see New York City lose control of Rikers, the monitor says not much has changed.
Read MoreThe city’s grip over Rikers Island appeared to slip further earlier this week as the federal prosecutor for New York’s Southern District called on the notorious jail complex be turned over to a court-appointed receiver.
Read MoreAnother damning report on the conditions inside the Rikers Island jails was released, outlining pervasive pitfalls and mismanagement that has contributed to the continued crisis inside the city’s jail.
In 2021, New York City’s Queens-based jail faced unprecedented challenges, criticism and demand for reform from advocates.
“The city and the department have expended significant effort to address the dire conditions in the jails.”
Read More“We have grave concerns that excessive bail amounts are leading to unnecessary pretrial detention and contributing to a humanitarian crisis in New York City’s jail system.”
Read More“The risk of harm to both incarcerated persons and staff in the daily operations of the jails remains high.”
Read More“When these detainees' right to a speedy resolution of their cases isn't realized, Rikers functions as a de facto prison.”
Read More“Women and TGNCNBI people housed at Rikers Island should not be used as pawns.”
Read More“The Monitoring Team remains concerned.”
Read More“This is a step forward to address challenges at Rikers.”
Read More“New York State incarcerates more people for parole violations than anywhere in the country – that is a point of shame for us.”
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