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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Rikers Island Forced to Reopen Closed Jail as Understaffed State Prisons Refuse Transfers
The Adams administration is preparing to reopen a jail facility on Rikers Island to add space for convicted people who should ...
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Hundreds 'stuck' on Rikers Island due to state prison dysfunction, officials said
Some 350 convicted people are crowded onto Rikers Island ... from the state prison strike, according to jail officials. The backlog has led city jailers to seek permission to house more people ...
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City Jail Population Headed in Wrong Direction for Close-Rikers Plan
While the penal island has a maximum capacity of at least 10,000 in multiple buildings, the population increase jeopardizes ...
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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 reality-denying City Council refuses to admit it. The first of the ...
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A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Following increased calls for action, de Blasio and then-city Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte announced a 14-point plan to create a safe environment for incarcerated people at Rikers Island. De ...
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Adams and Adams clash on Rikers
Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams have been playing a game of chicken for years when it comes to closing the jail complex on Rikers Island ... when the House member was ...
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Woman dies at Rikers Island, NYC jail officials say — 4th detainee death of 2025
A woman died in custody on Rikers Island early Thursday, the city’s Department of Correction said, making her the fourth detainee to die at the jail complex so far this year. According to jail ...