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...
The jail plan will likely pass. And the towers are getting smaller.
Updated on Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Negotiations around the...
Critics blast council for jail plan calendar conflict
Advocates and opponents of the city’s plan to close Rikers Island...
Tens of thousands of dollars go to lobbyists in the fight over city’s jail plan
Neighborhood opponents of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to rebuild...
Not one city-backed land-use app was rejected in 19 years. What’s that mean for the jail plan?
The next stop on the mayor’s effort to close Rikers...