Rikers officials signed off on ’round-the-clock lockdown’ of mentally ill woman who later died: claim notice
Rikers Island detainee Charizma Jones, who died in July of a horrific skin condition, had a history of mental illness but was ...
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Two years after man hung himself on Rikers, family says city failed him
Multiple city agencies failed to help a man suffering from a mental health crisis in the lead up to his death on Rikers ...
Harvey Weinstein back in New York court for hearing ahead of retrial in sex crime case
Harvey Weinstein is back in court in New York for a hearing ahead of his retrial on rape charges stemming from his landmark ...
Visiting New York’s island of the dead
This flat swath of over 100 acres near City Island in Long Island Sound is the city’s only potter’s field. Prisoners from ...
NYC Council members call for probe of locking seriously mentally ill Rikers detainees in cells for extended periods
Four City Council members have decried a practice by city jails of locking severely mentally ill people in their cells for ...
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A Rikers Island detainee’s 2023 death by suicide set to get new scrutiny
Curtis Davis hanged himself, according to the medical examiner, but a new lawsuit alleges negligence by guards and says ...
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New York City courts unveil plan to speed up cases ahead of Rikers Island closure
In an effort to reduce the population of Rikers Island inmates before its legally mandated closure, NYC courts will begin to speed up felony cases.
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NYC Courts to speed up case processing for Rikers Island closing
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the closure of Rikers Island by 2027. The city was also tasked with lowering the amount of people held in the jail from more than 5,000 to ...
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Officer cuffed for smuggling drugs into Rikers
A former Rikers Island correctional officer was cuffed by federal authorities last week after prosecutors said she smuggled ...
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Imprisoned former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Former film producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer ...
NYC defendants found unfit for trial wait 60% longer for psych beds, meaning extra month on Rikers Island
City detainees with so-called 730 designations wait an average of 76 days for a bed in facilities like Kirby Forensic ...