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Brooklyn exhibit showcases art by Rikers Island inmates
A unique exhibit at the Von King Cultural Arts Center in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood is shining a spotlight on ...
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Lefty NYC Council pols want to spend $1M to speed up Rikers Island closure
The City Council is considering spending $1.1 million on a measure aimed at speeding up the closing of Rikers Island — a bid ... transition from the troubled jail system to new borough-based ...
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Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail
NEW YORK — A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt a plan allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex ahead of a hearing later ...