THE CITY on MSN2d
City Jail Population Surpasses 7,000, Headed in Wrong Direction for Close-Rikers Plan
The population on Rikers Island has risen to 7,067 people this week, the highest total since 2019 — and almost twice as high ...
Gothamist3d
Rikers Island jails won’t close by 2027 deadline, independent commission finds
A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.
Hosted on MSN1mon
Man held on Rikers Island sucker-punches female corrections officer, causing severe head injury
A man held on Rikers Island sucker-punched a female correction ... She was “violently unprovoked and abruptly assaulted by an inmate inside of OBCC, causing serious injuries, placing her in ...
amNewYork on MSN3d
‘Dysfunction, violence and neglect’: Independent Rikers Commission release new blueprint for island jail’s closure
The Independent Rikers Commission, a collective tasked with examining the city’s plan to close Rikers Island, has unveiled a ...
Gothamist7d
Hundreds 'stuck' on Rikers Island due to state prison dysfunction, officials said
An illegal strike by state correction officers was resolved, but its ripple effects are creating more dangerous conditions at ...
amNewYork on MSN2d
Woman dies in custody at embattled Rikers Island; NYC’s fourth in-custody death in a month
A woman died in custody at Rikers Island early Thursday morning, the city’s Department of Correction (DOC) said — making her ...