Council approves borough-based jail plan, clearing path to close Rikers (Updated)
The New York City Council approved a sweeping land use measure on...
OPINION: The Brooklyn jail is falling apart, with my people inside
For years, before running for office or representing District 36, I worked...
OPINION: Becoming a parent: Rikers Island vs. maximum security prison
I am a mother, a Brooklyn resident, criminal justice advocate and former...
A new proposal would ban jails from Rikers. Is it enough to convince jail plan skeptics?
A City Council committee voted on Thursday in favor of a plan...
OPINION: I worked at Rikers Island. It’s time for better jails.
In the oft-referenced words of Dostoevsky, a society can be judged...
Jail officials deny accusations of ‘secret’ transfers to Rikers from Brooklyn
Activists accused the city’s Department of Correction Friday of secretly...
The jail plan will likely pass. And the towers are getting smaller.
Updated on Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Negotiations around the...
Brooklyn councilmember questions city officials on jail plan
Brooklyn Councilmember Stephen Levin asked Department of Corrections officials about parking, building...
Jail plan gets green light, will head to City Council
The City Planning Commission voted Tuesday to approve the mayor’s...