Detainee dies on Rikers, officer fired
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A 31-year-old detainee on Rikers Island died Sunday night, marking the tenth death in Department of Correction custody this year.
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Attorneys claim DOC cooked books to show compliance with court order
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Attorneys representing incarcerated clients on Rikers Island argued in court that the Department of Correction has been potentially fudging its data to show that it’s in compliance with its mandate to offer medical care to people in custody.
Read MoreMayor defends DOC amid spate of detainee deaths
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Following the deaths of three detainees in less than a week, Mayor Eric Adams made a trip to Rikers Island on Wednesday to tout the Department of Correction’s clamp down on illegal weapons and to defend the agency's officers who have come under fire in the past year for missing work in large numbers.
Read MoreTwo die on Rikers, seventh and eight this year
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For the seventh and eighth times this year, two people detained on Rikers Island died while in Department of Correction custody on Monday and Tuesday.
Read MoreCity will remain in control of Rikers after judge accepts action plan
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Mayor Eric Adams and his Department of Corrections commissioner, Louis Molina, will remain in control of Rikers Island for at least several months longer, a federal judge ruled this week.
Read MoreAction plan won’t end Rikers dysfunction, advocates say
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The city submitted its action plan to turn around the dysfunction on Rikers Island last week. Advocates say it’s not enough.
Read MoreFederal receivership won’t come yet, city given time to measure Rikers fixes
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A federal judge gave the city more time Tuesday to stave off the potential federal receivership of Rikers Island.
Read MoreMan dies on Rikers, fourth death this year
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Dashawn Carter had been in DOC custody for less than a week when he was found dead of suspected suicide inside the Anna M. Kross Center on Saturday, May 7, according to DOC officials.
Read MoreOpinion: New York Should Do Better for Moms on Rikers
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“The mothers and daughters at Rosie’s deserve better. Many can be safely brought back to our families and communities to get treatment, services and support.”
Read MoreCity Council demands DOC do more to prevent suicides
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“There's no cure for nightmares – some days I just think I'm still in solitary and this is a dream I’m free.”
Read MoreU.S. attorney threatens federal takeover of Rikers
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The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York threatened a federal takeover of Rikers Island in a letter to a federal judge Tuesday.
Read MoreRikers correctional officers cuffed for smuggling
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Two correctional officers working on Rikers Island, including one from Queens, were arrested after they allegedly spent months helping to smuggle drugs and other banned items into the jail complex.
Read MoreReformists rally against Hochul plan for rollbacks
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“This is an unacceptable way to pass legislation. It is also bad policy.”
Read MoreRikers staffing still a wreck: Federal Monitor
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Another 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.
Conditional release commission has no commissioners
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It’s been two years since the city’s Local Conditional Release Commission was created – why is it still without a single commissioner?
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