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A pair of federal immigration bigwigs on Thursday called for the long-shuttered ICE office at the Rikers Island jail complex to reopen — one day after The Post reported on a similar plea from a ...
Sources said the newfound chums devoted “quite a bit” of talk to reopening the Rikers ICE office — which closed after a 2014 sanctuary city law signed by then-Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Now, it’s time to right these wrongs. Queens councilman Robert Holden wants the city to reopen an ICE office at Rikers Island, nine years after it was closed. William Farrington
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 ...
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 34-year-old Rikers Island corrections officer was slashed in October Attacks on corrections officers have increased in recent months after a period of decline, NYC comptroller figures show AP
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]
NEW YORK — A staff shortage at Rikers Island jail left two units without corrections officers for more than 24 hours Tuesday and Wednesday, a prisoner reported — and a city oversight board ...