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Detainees put makeshift decorations in their Rikers Island jail cell windows.

City Jail Population Sures 7,000, Headed in Wrong Direction for Close-Rikers Plan

March 20, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 4, 2025, 3:27 p.m.

By law, the city will be legally barred from using Rikers jails after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are less than 5,000 people behind bars.

Board of Correction Executive Director Jasmine Georges-Yilla speaks at their January board meeting in Lower Manhattan.

No Mattresses, Bed Linens or Warm Clothes for Some Rikers Detainees, Board Reports

Jan. 10, 2024, 6:26 p.m.Jan. 10, 2024, 6:26 p.m.

The Department of Correction’s oversight board on Wednesday also revealed complaints about lack of soap, toothbrushes and laundry.

Department of Correction

Oversight Board Questions ‘Emergency Orders’ at City Jails

Nov. 17, 2023, 2:00 p.m.Nov. 17, 2023, 2:00 p.m.

Every five days for two years Mayor Eric Adams has re-upped executive orders that allow Department of Corrections leaders to skirt regulations designed to protect inmates.

Inette Baez stands outside of her Bronx home. She is part of a lawsuit claiming Rikers Island guards sexually assaulted her and hundreds of other women. Nov. 3, 2023.

Hundreds of Women File Rape Lawsuits Against City Jails

Nov. 9, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 9, 2023, 11:11 a.m.

The suits filed as part of the state’s extension of the statute of limitations under the Adult Victims Act allege a culture of abuse and cover-up at the Department of Correction.

Jails

Eight Rikers Detainees Slashed While Shackled to ‘Restraint Desks’

Sept. 18, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 18, 2023, 10:03 a.m.

Chaining people to desks for educational programs behind bars — in lieu of adequate staffing or training — actually leads to more violence, jail reform advocates say.

Health and Hospitals

Legal Aid Sues to See Canceled Jail Medical Visits Info

Sept. 6, 2023, 5:17 p.m.Sept. 6, 2023, 5:18 p.m.

The city’s Correctional Health Services is covering up for the Department of Correction’s “incompetence,” the public defenders say.

Demand Grows to Make Rikers Island Death Reports Public

Aug. 28, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 27, 2023, 9:02 p.m.

Manhattan City Councilmember Carlina Rivera is among those pressing for transparency amid a record number of fatalities.

Unions

Correction Officers’ Union Donated to Council Who Oppose Rikers Receivership

Aug. 9, 2023, 6:51 p.m.Aug. 10, 2023, 11:35 a.m.

A group of city lawmakers toured city jails and touted improvements. Almost all got campaign cash from the union representing jail personnel.

Board of Correction

Correction Department Stops Sharing Timesheet Data with Oversight Board

July 18, 2023, 6:48 p.m.July 19, 2023, 11:25 a.m.

How many officers are working double or triple shifts? Without the data, the Board of Correction won’t be able to tell, a member says.

Department of Correction

Man Paralyzed After Being Tackled by Jail Guards Speaks to THE CITY

July 5, 2023, 5:00 a.m.July 6, 2023, 2:23 p.m.

From his bed at Bellevue, James Carlton says that he has nightmares and that ‘everything hurts.’