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 ...
NYC judge warns mugger accused of robbing boy, 7, slapping his mom: ‘You came this close to Rikers’
A Bronx judge warned the violent mugger accused of robbing a 7-year-old boy and slapping his mom that she came “this close to ...
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Harvey Weinstein Battles Bone Cancer in Jail Amid Legal Woes
Harvey Weinstein, the once-powerful Hollywood producer, has been diagnosed with bone cancer while serving time at Rikers Island, a jail in New York. Despite his health issues, Weinstein is actively ...
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 ...