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Sundance Oliver, 30, a Brooklyn gangbanger locked up on murder charges for allegedly killing two people and wounding a third, has been just as violent at Rikers Island — attacking 48 officers ...
The Rikers Island jail complex. (Seth Wenig/) Buggs served 30 days on the contempt charge after twice telling a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge on his murder case to “Suck my d---.”
Of the more than 2,500 lawsuits filed under a special New York law, nearly 20% allege sexual violence against current or former prisoners at the infamous Rikers Island facilities.
(The Center Square) – New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail is likely to be taken over by the federal government after a judge ruled the city in contempt of court for failing to deal with ...
He was priceless." Based on her years of outreach work at Rikers Island, Harper said that younger homeless men like Neely were frequently counseled by their elders to intentionally commit minor offenses for the purpose of getting a warm meal and bed in jail, or claim suicidal ideation to gain hospital admission, when no other options were ...
The man known as one of New York City’s “most notoriously negligent landlords” was briefly hospitalized after an attack at Rikers Island. 'Worst landlord' in NYC gets jail time for ignoring ...
Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) [1] [2] prison island in the East River in the Bronx [3] that contains New York City's largest jail. [4] [5]Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha).
AMKC was completed in 1978, and was initially known as C-95. [1] It is located on 18-18 Hazen Street, East Elmhurst, NY. [2] AMKC is spread over 40 acres of land. [1] It was named for former New York City Department of Correction Commissioner Anna M. Kross, [3] AMKC was the largest jail on Riker's Island.