5 inmates have died at Rikers Island in past six weeks, officials say
Five inmates have died at the Rikers Island jail complex in the last six weeks, officials say. At least 38 people have died ...
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After another death at Rikers, family says it's struggling to get answers
Family members of the most recent person to die in custody on Rikers Island said they're struggling to get answers after his ...
5 Rikers Detainees Have Already Died This Year as Crisis Worsens
Mayor Eric Adams’s administration is fighting to keep control of the troubled complex and other New York City lockups that ...
Rikers detainee dies from apparent medical episode, fifth NYC jail-linked death in 6 weeks
The death was the fifth since Feb. 19, when Ramel Powell died at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center. That total matches the ...
Rikers inmate dies in ‘medical emergency,’ is fifth convict to die in custody in less than two months
A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in ...
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Another death in custody at Rikers, officials said — jail on track to outpace last year
Ramel Powell, 38, and Sonia Reyes, 55, both died on Rikers Island earlier this year. Terrence Moore, 55, died in Department ...
As ‘Close Rikers’ grows ever more impossible, progressives insist ever harder on doing it
In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the ...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says 1 of 4 jails to replace Rikers will be a "state-of-the-art mental health facility"
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says one of the new jails being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with mental ...
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Commission talks about latest report on Rikers Island
A new report is laying out a plan to close Rikers Island as soon as possible. The report was released by an independent commission appointed by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. It acknowledges ...
Adams and Adams clash on Rikers
Adrienne Adams convened the commission in the somewhat more peaceful days of 2023, before she was challenging Eric Adams’ ...
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US judge throws out corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
A United States federal judge has permanently dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, even as he ...