DOC fails to provide medical care, judge rules
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“If DOC is still unable to comply with this ruling, it has no authority to detain, and the City and State must act immediately.”
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Time to get to work on Rikers, monitor says
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“The city and the department have expended significant effort to address the dire conditions in the jails.”
Read MoreMayor allows 12-hour shifts for correctional officers
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“The officers coming to work every day have gone above and beyond to support their city.”
Read MoreAs borough based jails progress, crisis continues
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“We have a moment in this city to ensure that the jails that we create reflect the values of humanity.”
Read MoreDOC sued for allegedly denying FOIL request about lack of services on Rikers
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The Legal Aid Society is suing the Department of Correction for denying a FOIL request concerning complaints made by detainees about the lack of essential services on Rikers Island.
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Queens electeds, COBA call on state to address sexual violence against officers
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“These women have been completely traumatized by what happened to them. But they never received the services, the care or the compassion that they needed, still need and deserve.”
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Cambria Heights mother worries for son on Rikers
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“I really don't want him to be a victim. I want them to give him his day in court – alive.”
Read MoreCity, state to transfer women and trans people off Rikers
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Around 230 incarcerated women and trans people will soon be transferred off of Rikers Island and sent to correctional facilities upstate, the governor announced.
Read MorePlan to hand off Rikers still a go, DOC says
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Despite the deteriorating conditions on Rikers, the DOC says is still on pace to hand over another building to DCAS by January, when it is required by law to do so.
Read MoreQueens leaders lean on DA to stop bail amid Rikers crisis
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“While there are other contributing forces to this shameful situation…there is no doubt that the driving cause behind it remains the decision of your offices to seek bail recklessly and in virtually every eligible case.”
Read More‘Always terrified’: Detainees on Rikers share their story
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“I don’t know if I'm going to get a call that something bad happened.”
Read MoreAssembly holds hearing on Rikers crisis: ‘The bad news you think it is’
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“We need answers.”
Read MoreAttorneys ask Katz to end cash bail
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“Now is the time to act in the best interest of all New Yorkers, especially our low-income neighbors who have fewer options to pay cash bail and are disproportionately – and unnecessarily – held at Rikers Island.”
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