Could rolling back bail reform change the plan to close Rikers?
Advocates for closing Rikers and opening smaller borough-based jails are beginning...
Brooklyn jail officially closed, setting stage for demolition
After demolition, the city intends to build a new 295-foot structure...
What happened with the jail plan this year?
New York reimagined what its system of pre-trial jailing will look...
Critical component of jail plan concealed from the public for ‘optics’: sources
"Was this the best way of handling something as massive and important...
With closure imminent, city to stop admitting new detainees to Brooklyn jail
With plans to close the facility by the end of January, Brooklyn...
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...