Harvey Weinstein laments lack of birthday celebration at Rikers, predicts how long he’ll live
Harvey Weinstein is sour that he won’t get a party for his 73rd birthday at Rikers Island next week, and made the grim ...
Queens Daily Eagle1d
DOC added new beds at Rikers without permission, oversight board says
The Department of Correction’s civilian watchdog board accused the agency on Tuesday of repeatedly ignoring their authority ...
Hoodline11h
Queens Inmate Indicted for Brutal Assault on Rikers Island Correction Officer
An inmate at Rikers Island is indicted for assaulting a correction officer, leading to serious injuries. Robert Ray allegedly ...
Independent Journal Review2d
Migrant Charged With Subway Murder Enjoys Three Hots And A Cot On Rikers Despite Adams’ ICE Handover Pledge
Despite assurances from Mayor Eric Adams that Rikers Island would finally open its doors to Immigration and Customs ...
Westchester Resident Gets Prison In Smuggling Scandal At Rikers: Feds
He is among six officials and inmates who helped supply a "dangerous contraband market" at the New York City jail.
NYS correction officers’ strike holds up transfers to prison on Rikers as jail population grows
The fallout from the 22-day strike by state correction officers which ended Monday has put more than 300 people awaiting ...
Queens Chronicle1d
Queens jail plan worries civic leaders
As the 2027 deadline to close the Rikers Island jail complex looms and the city moves forward with a plan to replace it, ...
What to Know About Proposals to Fix the Chaos at Rikers Island
As a judge considers appointing a receiver to oversee the jails, there are two very different plans for how that would work.
Queens Daily Eagle6d
DOC boss out of the loop on plan to bring ICE to Rikers
Top officials at the Department of Correction said Friday that the mayor’s office has yet to speak with them about the ...