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(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 ...
A federal judge has ordered New York City to draft plans to hand over management of its Rikers Island jail complex to a third-party receiver after holding the city's Department of Corrections (DOC ...
The Bain Center was included in the plan to close Rikers Island, [9] which the New York City Council voted to approve in October 2019. [28] [29] Under the bill, both facilities would have to close by 2026. [9] The jail barge was the subject of several high-profile incidents in its final years.
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).
Rikers Island security chief sacked week after correction officers’ union called for ouster over violence: sources Larry Celona, Steven Vago, Alex Oliveira October 29, 2024 at 12:51 PM
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail complex, after finding the city had failed to improve violent conditions ...
This is a list of jail facilities in New York City. It includes federal prisons , county jails, and city jails run by the New York City Department of Corrections . [ 1 ]
A NYC Department of Corrections bus passes by a sign to the entrance of Rikers Island on Jan. 15, 2022. ... The Rikers Island jail is slated to be closed in 2027, but the city has pushed back ...