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2023-0704: Rikers inmate dies in notorious NYC jail of possible overdose, possible breakdowns cited
A burglary suspect being held in a Rikers Island jail died early Tuesday of a possible overdose after complaining of chest pain and then...
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
2023-0629: Libraries Spared but Rikers Suffers in $107 Billion N.Y.C. Budget Deal
Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council agreed to a “bittersweet” budget that restores funding for key services while cutting others. NY...
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
2023-0628: NYCFC partners with Rikers Island to teach incarcerated men life skills through soccer
CBS NEW YORK -- There's a new program on Rikers Island aimed at transforming inmates' lives through sports. The Twinning Project has...
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
2023-0627: NYC’s DOC is spending $90K on 30 submachine guns for troubled Rikers Island
NY POST: The under-fire city Department of Correction is beefing up its arsenal again, plunking down more than $90,000 for 30 submachine...
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Jul 4, 20231 min read
REMINDER: WHEN IT COMES TO RE-ENTRY, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS HERE FOR YOU
The District Attorney's office of Kings County, New York has been addressing re-entry issues since 1997. Initially known as ComALERT,...
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Jun 23, 20231 min read
2023-0528: NYC Poised To Cut $17 Million in Community Provided Reentry Programs
The New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) has announced plans to cut $17 million in funding for contracted community-based...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0601: 11 slang terms you'll only hear in prison, according to correctional officers
INSIDER LINK: https://www.businessinsider.com/correctional-officer-slang-terms-2023-5 Insider spoke to former correctional officers...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0606: Member of the Board of Correction discusses city jails (video)
SPECTRUM NY 1 LINK: https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/inside-city-hall/2023/06/06/member-of-the-board-of-correction-discusses-city-ja...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0605: Members of NYC jails watchdog board rebuke chair’s attempts to circumvent rules
NY DAILY NEWS / YAHOO!NEWS LINK: https://news.yahoo.com/members-nyc-jails-watchdog-board-000100876.html Graham Rayman, New York Daily...
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Jun 19, 20232 min read
2023-0606: Rikers Island CO captain suspended after raising concerns over detainee who assaulted...
...32 COs in 6 months. Court records show the inmate's assault cases include slashing a CO with a pen, trying to attack an officer with a...
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Jun 19, 20234 min read
2023-0609: Opinion: San Diego County should be embarrassed by jail comparison with Rikers Island
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE LINK: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2023-06-09/opinion-san-diego-...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0608: Adams administration thumbs nose at Rikers oversight team about jail deaths and
violence, says federal monitor. GOTHAMIST LINK: https://gothamist.com/news/adams-administration-thumbs-nose-at-rikers-oversight-team-abo...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0609: Stiff Prices, Unfulfilled Orders: How the Private Contractor Running Rikers Commissary...
...Serves Detainees. Through a no-bid contract, the Department of Correction turned over its commissary to a company persistently...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0608: NYC jails no longer announce inmate deaths. Critics warn this could start a 'problematic
An expert told Yahoo News the decision "could very well impact the way other jurisdictions manage their jails and prisons." YAHOO!NEWS...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0612: Federal Monitor Blasts Department of Correction Commissioner Over Incidents in Jails
The monitor decries explanations that just don’t add up about one detainee severely injured and another one dead. THE CITY LINK: ...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2022-0315: Inside Rikers Island Jail Complex [EXCLUSIVE]
FOX 5 NEW YORK LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaeSexC6UFY&ab_channel=FOX5NewYork
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0613: Federal judge to reconsider takeover of New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail
AMSTERDAM NEWS LINK: https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/06/13/federal-judge-to-reconsider-takeover-of-new-york-citys-notorious-rikers-i...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0613: Federal Judge Opens Door to Rikers Receivership Proposals
A court battle over whether control of city jails should be transferred to a federal overseer will begin this summer, a U.S. District...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0613: Judge will consider federal takeover of NYC jails, including Rikers, this summer
GOTHAMIST LINK: https://gothamist.com/news/judge-will-consider-federal-takeover-of-nyc-jails-including-rikers-this-summer
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
2023-0613: 'Shaken' Judge Opens Door To Federal Control Of Rikers Island
A judge found jail officials' response to recent violence so lackluster she ordered steps Tuesday that could end with a takeover of...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read
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