Around a year after hundreds of lawsuits were filed against the Department of Correction by New Yorkers who said they were sexually abused while incarcerated on Rikers Island, top officials in the DOC attempted to convince fuming lawmakers on Thursday that they were taking the allegations seriously.
Read MoreThe Interborough Express moved one station closer to its destination this week.
Read MoreOf the 20 people running to be elected judges in Queens this November, three were found to be “not approved” for the judicial positions they are running for by the New York City Bar Association.
Read MoreMost Queens voters will see a local contested race on their ballot this election season. Learn about all the candidates running for office here.
Read MoreThe family of Charizma Jones, a 23-year-old woman who died after allegedly being denied medical care on Rikers Island, plans to sue the city for $50 million.
Read MoreWell over a dozen candidates are running in November’s general election with the hopes of winning a spot inside Queens’ courts. Learn about the candidates here.
Read MoreMultiple city agencies failed to help a man suffering from a mental health crisis in the lead up to his death on Rikers Island in 2022, an amended wrongful death lawsuit claims.
Read MoreQueens Borough President Donovan Richards threw out a truly horrendous first pitch before a Mets game on Aug. 14. The Mets, however, would go on to win over 65 percent of their games after the toss.
Read MoreWith the city’s legally-mandated deadline to close Rikers Island now less than three years away, top court officials this week said that they plan to make a number of reforms in the city’s criminal courts in an effort to lower the jail’s population, which, as of now, is nearly twice as large as what can be held in Rikers’ replacements.
Read MoreThe family of a man who committed suicide on Rikers Island last year said in a new lawsuit that the city and its Department of Correction should be held accountable for the man’s death.
Read MoreDetainees with mental health issues are sometimes locked inside cells for weeks or months at a time without access to their needed medication and left to deteriorate, a former social worker on Rikers Island told the jails’ watchdog board on Tuesday.
Read MoreA former Rikers Island correctional officer was cuffed by federal authorities last week after prosecutors said she smuggled drugs into the notorious jail complex in exchange for cash payments from detainees.
Read MoreCourt officials announced on Wednesday that Queens Supreme Court Justice Michelle Johnson will serve as Queens Supreme, Criminal Term’s next top judge.
Read MoreCity Hall has been operating with two of its top lawyer positions vacant, even as a whirlwind of legal troubles has engulfed the mayor and his administration over the past several weeks.
Read MoreA City Council bill discussed Friday would define the procedures the DOC and Correctional Health Services – the branch of the city’s hospital system that provides medical care on Rikers Island – should take to notify an incarcerated person’s emergency contacts when that person is seriously injured, hospitalized or attempts suicide.
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