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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 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 ...
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 3:51 PM
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).
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 ...
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers have accused Rikers Island and Bellevue Hospital staff of failing to provide him with proper medical care while he's in jail.. According to a claim notice that attorney ...
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New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex, troubled by years of neglect, has spiraled into turmoil during the coronavirus pandemic. "In our office's 50 years of monitoring the city ...