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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.
In 2015, city jails fell under federal oversight as part of the settlement in a class-action lawsuit from prisoners, who argued violence inside facilities like Rikers was so severe it violated ...
A lawsuit filed against New York City claiming it is liable for systemic problems at the women’s facility in the Rikers Island jail will continue after U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan of the ...
In 2018 the city released plans to phase out Rikers Island over ten years [26] and replace it with borough-based jails. [27] 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]
A longtime Rikers Island correction officer needed six stitches to close a gaping gash over her eye Friday, after allegedly being bashed in the face by a violent inmate at the notorious city jail.
Harvey Weinstein files legal claim alleging lack of medical care and hygiene at Rikers Island jail NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging that he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic conditions while in custody at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex.
Detainee advocates have long contended that drugs primarily enter the jail system via employees, who can easily smuggle them inside and sell them to gang leaders. In recent years, dozens of correction officers have been charged in multiple investigations of smuggling rings on Rikers Island.
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 ...