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October 13, 2016. First documentary to focus exclusively on people who have survived the nightmare of incarceration at Rikers Island Jail Produced by Award-winning Brick City TV producers Marc ...
In John Leguizamo Live at Rikers Leguizamo performs his hit one-man Broadway show Ghetto Klown at Rikers Island Correctional Facility for an audience of over 400 inmates. Following the performance ...
Luis Bernier has languished on Rikers Island since March 12 because he can’t get transferred to prison due to the ripples ...
A new documentary by Catherine Gund tracks the loss, ... the prison lives up to its reputation as filthy, violent and corrupt. ... Rikers Island, a risky place for art of any value, says ...
Even in a place like Rikers Island, light can break through. This year’s pre-Shavuos celebration transformed the prison into ...
Earlier this month, a judge’s decision indefinitely barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from having an office in ...
ICE wants an office inside NYC’s notorious Rikers Island jail. A judge might end those hopes. New York City Mayor Eric Adams crafted a ‘corrupt bargain’ with Trump to let federal agents ...
John Leguizamo has been entertaining audiences for 40 years. But the role he seems to relish most lately is that of activist and advocate. In his documentary short, “John Leguizamo Live at ...
7 ON YOUR SIDE INVESTIGATION: We take you inside Rikers Island, where you'll hear exclusively from officers who have been sexually and physically assaulted, see the fights happening behind bars ...