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 ...
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 ...
Queens Daily Eagle13d
City cannot shut Rikers by 2027, landmark report finds
In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current 2027 ...
City Limits5d
Series: Closing Rikers
Rikers Island is more than a place on the New York City map. It’s also an idea about how the city deals with crime and dispenses punishment. And over the past year – not for the first time in recent ...
Amsterdam News5d
NYC jails death count rises as Rikers’ closure receives new roadmap
A report by the Lippman Independent Commission challenges the city’s acquiescence toward failing to replace the existing dilapidated jails.
Gothamist13d
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.