Inmate advocates aren't buying that. "Rikers Island has a notorious history of being negligent. And this is just another example where we should close Rikers Island immediately," said Marvin ...

ICE wants an office inside NYC’s notorious Rikers Island jail. A judge might end those hopes - New York City Mayor Eric Adams ...

Three city Department of Correction officers were indicted by the Bronx district attorney Tuesday in an alleged scheme to cover up one officer’s alleged assault of an inmate on Rikers Island.

The Adams administration has repeatedly bashed the proposal the City Council approved in 2019 to close Rikers.

That could see a court-appointed outside authority take charge of Rikers Island by early next… Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail Former Trump ...

FILE - The Rikers Island jail complex is shown in the Bronx borough of New York, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including ...

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