A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island - City & State New York
Jul 29, 2024 · The city officially delayed the plan to close Rikers Island and build new jails until 2027. November 2020. New York City Department of Correction officials announced the city would shut down the Manhattan Detention Complex, commonly known as “The Tombs,” in Lower Manhattan and the Otis Bantum Correctional Center on Rikers Island. June 2021
Judge directs NYC to develop plan for possible federal takeover of ...
Sep 25, 2024 · A federal judge has directed New York City officials to work on a plan for a possible federal takeover of Rikers Island jail. U.S. Judge directs NYC to develop plan for possible federal takeover of Rikers Island jail | AP News
Monitor Condemns Rikers Violence as 9th Person Dies in Custody …
Oct 5, 2023 · A scathing report about the troubled Rikers Island jail complex and another death there come as New York City faces the prospect of losing power over its jails.
Judge to consider future of Rikers Island - NY1
Jul 9, 2024 · A federal judge is now poised to hear arguments over whether a more extreme step is required on Rikers Island.
Hundreds of lawsuits allege decades of sexual abuse at Rikers Island
Dec 5, 2023 · 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.
Judge takes 1st step to put New York City's Rikers Island under …
Aug 10, 2023 · A judge took the first step toward putting Rikers Island under federal control on Thursday afternoon, citing the safety of the inmates and the people who work in city jails.
Here's Why Rikers Island Is in Crisis - The New York Times
Sep 15, 2021 · New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex has long had a reputation for brutal conditions, but in recent months the situation inside has spun out of control. Ten people incarcerated...
Most Recent Detainee to Die on Rikers Sought Medical Care the …
Aug 23, 2024 · Join the community that powers your independent local news. The Rikers Island detainee who died Tuesday morning was seen by a jail medical professional the day before his death, but was sent back to his housing unit, according to a …
Rikers Island may no longer be under City Hall control : NPR
Aug 20, 2023 · Officials in New York City have been trying to shrink their large complex of jails on Rikers Island, but they cannot seem to shrink it fast enough.
An ‘Absolute Emergency’ at Rikers Island as Violence Increases
Aug 24, 2021 · An ‘Absolute Emergency’ at Rikers Island as Violence Increases A federal monitor said that staff shortages had led to a sharp deterioration in conditions at the jail complex over the summer ...
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