Queens Daily Eagle8d
Rikers detainee becomes third to die in less than a month
A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...
Two days on Rikers: Guards save OD victim, detainee slashes nurse’s face with hidden blade
Rikers Island correction captains and officers revived a man who had overdosed on drugs, and a detainee with a long record of ...
Robbery suspect who collapsed at Rikers has died, the 3rd death of 2025 connected to NYC jails
Ariel Quidone had been held in the Robert N. Davoren Center at Rikers since March 7 after he was arrested in Manhattan in ...
Brownstoner4d
City Jail Population Headed in Wrong Direction for Close-Rikers Plan
The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...
To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job
The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...
Gothamist8d
Manhattan man likely died of appendicitis hours after leaving Rikers, family says
A Lower East Side man likely died of untreated appendicitis hours after his release from Rikers, according to his family, who ...
Bronx Times on MSN9d
Rikers officer sentenced to probation for failing to help inmate in suicide attempt: Bronx DA
A New York City correction officer was sentenced to two years’ probation and 250 hours of community service after failing to ...