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...
City in process of shutting down Brooklyn Detention Complex
"These transfers only bring greater urgency to expanding pre-trial release...
Critical component of jail plan concealed from the public for ‘optics’: sources
"Was this the best way of handling something as massive and important...
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...