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Jails

Posted inDepartment of Correction

Harvey Weinstein Jailed in VIP Private Room Inside Bellevue’s ICU

May 6, 2024, 3:37 p.m.May 6, 2024, 4:47 p.m.
In a highly unusual arrangement, the movie mogul was moved to a separate floor from where Rikers detainees are usually held, where he has access to his own phone, bathroom and television.
Mayor Eric Adams welcomes students on Rikers Island during the first day of school.
Posted inJails

Young Adults on Rikers Say They Are Systematically Blocked From School

April 4, 2024, 5:09 p.m.April 17, 2024, 10:35 a.m.
Detainees ages 18-21 are entitled to attend the public school in the penal facility but are frequently told they’re ineligible or that there are no guards available.
Mayor Eric Adams visits Rikers Island to meet with staff and detainees on Thanksgiving 2022.
Posted inJails

Mayor Retains Controversial Rikers Commissary Contractor, Defying Comptroller’s Objection

March 29, 2024, 5:00 a.m.March 29, 2024, 10:04 a.m.
The Keefe Group won a $33-million deal despite an expose by THE CITY of rampant overcharging of detainees and Landler’s finding of the contract failures.
NYC Environmental Protection released a rendering of a proposed Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility on Rikers Island.
Posted inEnvironment

Adams Agency Blesses Green Rikers Island While City Hall Scoffs at 2027 Shutdown Deadline

March 7, 2024, 6:48 p.m.March 8, 2024, 10:09 a.m.
Wastewater treatment and green energy generation are both feasible where troubled city jails now stand, new city studies conclude.
Board of Correction Executive Director Jasmine Georges-Yilla speaks at their January board meeting in Lower Manhattan.
Posted inIncarceration

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.
David Herion poses for a portrait in East New York after being released from Sing Sing prison.
Posted inPrisons

Home for the Holidays: When Freedom Is Still a Struggle

Jan. 3, 2024, 4:59 a.m.Jan. 3, 2024, 9:50 a.m.
Being released from prison after serving nearly three decades is a blessing. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy.
Surveillance video shows Layleen Polanco being escorted to her solitary cell on Rikers Island before her death in 2019.
Posted inJails

Council es Solitary Ban Opposed by Mayor Adams and Correction Department

Dec. 20, 2023, 5:59 p.m.Dec. 22, 2023, 10:34 a.m.
More than two-thirds of the 51-member body approved the bill, which is what’s needed to override a mayoral veto. But jail officials argue they don’t use “solitary confinement” anyway
People ride a free Department of Correction bus from Harlem to visit loved ones detained on Rikers Island.
Posted inJails

Comptroller Presses for Answers on New Contract for Criticized Rikers Commissary

Dec. 20, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 20, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Lander points to investigation in THE CITY that revealed routine overcharging as he waits to review a $33-million no-bid contract announced months ago.
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks at a City Hall Park rally calling on the city to stick with its 2027 timeline to close Rikers Island.
Posted inRikers Island

Bill Banning Solitary Confinement at Rikers Nears City Council Vote, Sources Say

Dec. 12, 2023, 8:28 a.m.Dec. 12, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
That would come nearly two years after the bill was first introduced.
Lynelle Maginley-Liddie poses in an official portrait.
Posted inJails

New NYC Jails Commissioner to Be Named, as Possible Rikers Receivership Looms

Dec. 5, 2023, 4:25 p.m.Dec. 5, 2023, 4:25 p.m.
Lynelle Maginley-Liddie has held key roles at the Department of Correction. The extent of her power will be determined by a judge who is weighing demands for a federal takeover.

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