‘Shame on us,’ electeds say after Rikers visit
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“Shame on us, shame on all of us who are elected officials in New York.”
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DOC boss tells officers to get back to work
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“We cannot improve safety until we're fully staffed. When staff don't show up to work, every aspect of our operations suffers.”
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City Council creates more programming on Rikers
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“We’re chipping away at the enormous health equity issues.”
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Advocates call for Rikers reforms as officers rally
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“COBA has created a problem of its own doing.”
Read MoreCorrections officers call for better conditions on Rikers
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“Triple shifts, 23 hours without a meal break, where does that happen?”
Read MoreDOC to build new training facility in College Point
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“A new, modern correction academy is what our recruits and our staff deserve.”
Read MoreGroup rallies to stop borough-based jail in Kew Gardens
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“There's no reason to close Rikers Island.”
Read MoreDOC hands over Rikers facility
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"Today marks a historic occasion for ending mass incarceration in our city and re-imagining Rikers Island.”
Read MoreFirst step of borough-based jail program begins in Kew Gardens
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“Closing Rikers Island will make our city stronger and more just.”
Read MoreBOC approves new plan to end solitary
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“These reforms are necessary for a safer and more humane jail system, for people in custody and staff.”
Read MoreWith new DOC commish, mayor says reforms are coming
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After de Blasio tapped a new commissioner to lead the Department of Corrections this week, the mayor promised reforms were on the way.
Read More‘Solitary by another name’: NY lawmakers slam city’s new isolation plan
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“We cannot continue to pretend a system that cages and dehumanizes people corrects or rehabilitates anyone.”
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