Rikers correction officer on the mend after detainee sucker-punches her in face
Robert Ray, who allegedly punched Correction Officer Shamika Mitchell in the face on Rikers Island, is in jail for allegedly punching an MTA station agent, also a woman, in the face.
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The Tumultuous Journey of Faith Ringgold’s Rikers Mural
As the film tells it, the story of this mural is also that of the crisis at Rikers and of “prison” in spectacular decay — ...
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City Council asks judge to protect their power over Rikers ahead of receivership ruling
If a federal judge follows through with her threat to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, she should make sure ...
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Inmate's Sucker Punch Seriously Injures New York City Correction Officer
A Rikers Island correction officer suffered bleeding on the brain and underwent emergency surgery after she was struck in the ...
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 officer in the head from behind without warning Saturday, ...
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How Faith Ringgold’s mural for incarcerated women escaped Rikers Island
A new documentary by Catherine Gund tracks the loss, painting over and recovery of Ringgold’s motivational composition “For ...
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The Fate of Faith Ringgold’s Rikers Mural Is More Complicated Than You Think
The new documentary "Paint Me a Road Out of Here" details the history of a painting by Faith Ringgold, created for the Rikers ...
‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here’: Faith Ringgold’s Gift to Prisoners
In 1971, the artist Faith Ringgold received a grant to make a painting for a public institution in New York City. She decided ...