NYC jail watchdog group warns new Rikers high-security unit is ‘keg of dynamite’
The Department of Correction took heat from an oversight board for quietly creating a new Rikers high-security unit that may ...
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New surveillance video released, reward increased in correction officer's cold case murder
The mother of a New York City correction officer exclusively spoke to Eyewitness News to plead for help finding the killer who shot her son five years ago.
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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, causing injuries severe enough to require emergency surgery, according to ...
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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 ...