Rikers Island still mired in violence as receivership looms
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Violence on Rikers Island remains pervasive as the city waits for a federal judge to appoint a receiver to take over the jails.
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Mamdani renews long-standing Rikers emergency order, vows to reform jails
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani late Monday renewed a long-running state of emergency on Rikers Island, signing an executive order he acknowledged would prolong a controversial legal workaround used by his predecessor for years to skirt rules dictating how the city should treat detainees.
Read MoreDetainee’s death after allergic reaction pushes Rikers toll to 15 this year
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The death toll on Rikers Island continued to rise to its second-highest point in the past four years on Monday when a 33-year-old detainee died after allegedly having an allergic reaction in the city’s jail complex.
Read MoreJudge details sweeping powers of receiver set to run Rikers
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The sweeping powers of the yet-to-be-named receiver that will soon assume control over much of the city’s jail system were detailed in a recent ruling from a federal judge.
Read MoreRikers Island sees massive spike in missed medical appointments
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The number of detainees missing their medical appointments on Rikers Island has skyrocketed this summer, with a single facility within the troubled jail complex driving the spike.
Read MoreFederal judge blocks solitary confinement ban from taking effect on Rikers
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A federal judge last week said the city was barred from fully implementing a local law banning solitary confinement on Rikers Island, several days after a state judge said Mayor Eric Adams’ efforts to prevent the law from taking effect were illegal.
Read MoreRikers will be taken over by an independent receiver, judge rules
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A federal judge took the extraordinary step of stripping the city of its control over Rikers Island, ruling that City Hall could no longer be trusted to tamp down the violence that has plagued the dangerous jail complex for decades.
Read MoreAdvocates call on courts to cut back on the number of New Yorkers they send to Rikers
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As the population on Rikers Island continues to grow past 7,000 detainees – its highest point since 2019 – a collection of criminal justice groups are calling on judges and the court system to do more to keep New Yorkers out of the troubled jail complex.
Read MoreJail expert says DOC boss should remain in charge of Rikers as judge weighs receivership
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As a federal judge continues to consider taking Rikers Island out of the city’s control, a jail expert hired by the city says that current Department of Correction Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie should remain in charge of the violent jail complex.
Read MoreQueens pol says Adams mischaracterized chat about bringing ICE to Rikers
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A Queens councilmember told the Eagle that the mayor mischaracterized their conversations about bringing ICE to Rikers Island, a move that has landed the mayor in court and brought on accusations that he traded access to the jail for the dismissal of his criminal case.
Read MoreJudge temporarily blocks ICE from opening office on Rikers
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For at least the next several days, federal immigration agents will not be allowed on Rikers Island, a Manhattan judge said Monday.
Read MoreCouncil and mayor’s office clash over Rikers’ closure plan
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The mayor’s office and the City Council remained in a standoff over the closure of Rikers Island on Wednesday, unable to agree on how the city should chart a new path toward shutting the deadly jail complex.
Read MoreCity Council lays groundwork to sue mayor for bringing ICE to Rikers
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The City Council on Thursday laid the groundwork to sue the mayor over his administration’s controversial executive order allowing federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island, a move that lawmakers say could be a violation of the city’s sanctuary city laws.
Read MoreDays after commission issues plan to close Rikers, mayor charts his own path – with few details
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Two days after a city-appointed commission unveiled a new plan to close Rikers Island, Mayor Eric Adams began to chart his own path regarding the dangerous jail complex’s future.
Read MoreWoman becomes fourth Rikers detainee to die in 2025
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A 55-year-old woman was allegedly found dead inside her cell on Rikers Island early Thursday morning, marking the fourth time in a month – and the second time in a week – that a Rikers detainee has died.
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