Bayside man dies at Rikers Island
/
For the eighth time this year, a person being held in the custody of the New York City Department of Correction has died.
Read More
Queens lawmakers call Rikers 'cheerful' days before judge to consider federal takeover
/
Queens City Councilmember Robert Holden this week said Rikers Island had a “great atmosphere” after taking a tour of the jail complex where over two dozen people have died in the last two years.
Read MoreBrooklyn’s borough-based jail proposal expands by 150 beds
/
Brooklyn’s borough-based jail facility, one of four facilities expected to replace Rikers Island before the end of the decade, will be larger than originally anticipated, the city revealed this week.
Read MoreJail boss blames courts for rising Rikers population
/
Rikers Island’s population is growing larger when it should be getting smaller. DOC Commissioner Louis Molina said the blame lies with the state court system during a Board of Correction meeting this week.
Read MoreCity to pay $143 million for late releases from Rikers
/
A federal judge ruled this week that the city must pay nearly $143 million to over 40,000 people who were held in a city jail longer than they should have after having posted bail.
Read MoreVermin, dirt and mold: New report shows continued deterioration on Rikers
/
A new report from a court-appointed monitor found that conditions inside New York City’s jails were generally in a state of deterioration during the first four months of the year.
Read MoreCuts to Rikers programming blasted as 'irresponsible' by lawmakers and service providers
/
With a little more than a week before the Department of Correction plans to sever its contracts with nearly half a dozen nonprofits that provide services to detainees on Rikers Island, elected officials, formerly incarcerated New Yorkers and top officials with the affected organizations called on the city to find new ways to save $17 million dollars.
Read MoreRikers receivership process may begin as soon as late summer, judge says
/
A federal judge said Tuesday that her confidence in the Department of Correction’s ability and commitment to reform troubled Rikers Island has been “shaken” and that she’s open to hearing arguments about why the jail should be handed over to a federal receiver.
Read MorePublic advocate and comptroller call for federal receivership after Rikers tour
/
Two top city officials took a trip to Rikers Island on Wednesday following a troubling month in the jail complex. And while they said conditions there were far less chaotic than they have been in recent years, they still feel a judge should strip control of Rikers Island away from the city.
Read MoreRikers detainee’s death disputed
/
A 31-year-old man died following a disputed incident on Rikers Island this week. Department of Correction’s officials say he suffered a heart attack, but an autopsy shows he died of an apparent skull fracture. The DOC has denied any wrongdoing.
Read MoreLawmakers question DOC’s ability to get detainees to court
/
While Department of Correction officials say that their ability to get detainees to their court appearances has markedly improved over the past year, others say the corrections agency isn’t being forthcoming about its practices.
Read More‘Harm, life-altering injuries and death’: Monitor says DOC failed to report five serious incidents on Rikers
/
Hours before the holiday weekend, the federal monitor overseeing Rikers Island filed a “special report” alleging that Department of Correction brass wasn’t forthcoming about nearly half a dozen recent fatal or near-fatal incidents in the city’s jails.
Read MoreAdams doesn’t rule out housing migrants on Rikers Island
/
Mayor Eric Adams said that he would not take Rikers Island off the table as a potential place to house newly arrived migrants.
Read MoreDetainee dies, marking second Rikers death of the year
/
A 52-year-old Rikers Island detainee died in a Queens hospital on Tuesday, several days after he was severely injured inside the jail.
Read MoreDOC to slash outside programming for detainees
/
The Department of Correction has told half a dozen organizations that provide services and programs to jailed New Yorkers that they will no longer be contracted to work with the agency come July.
Read More
