“What I saw was two realities,” said Stanley Richards, the former first deputy commissioner with the Department of Correction who now serves as the deputy chief executive officer of the Fortune Society, when reflecting on Rikers Island.
Read MoreAdvocates and lawmakers rallied at Rikers Island to call on the city to meet the demands made by hunger striking detainees who say they’ve had enough of the deteriorating conditions inside the jail complex.
Read More“I can assure you that getting an implementation timeline in place is one of my top priorities.”
Read More“It's not supposed to be solitary, but was essentially being run as such.”
Read MoreOnly a week into his new job, New York City Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina appeared to be getting along better with the correctional officers union than his predecessor.
Read More“From the first day of my administration, and before the current crisis, we worked to reduce the Rikers population.”
Read More“The combination of these data indicates that the risks to the human beings in our custody are at a crisis level.”
Read More“This is a heartbreaking loss at the end of a very difficult year.”
Read More“The Department’s decades of poor practices has produced a maladaptive culture in which deficiencies are normalized and embedded in every facet of the Department’s work.”
“If DOC is still unable to comply with this ruling, it has no authority to detain, and the City and State must act immediately.”
Read More“The city and the department have expended significant effort to address the dire conditions in the jails.”
Read More“The officers coming to work every day have gone above and beyond to support their city.”
Read More“We have a moment in this city to ensure that the jails that we create reflect the values of humanity.”
Read MoreThe 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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