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United States Representative Nydia Velázquez speaks onstage during the 39th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building on January 20, 2025 in New York City. Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for BAM

Rep. Velázquez et. al: End federal funding for use of private prisons

May 16 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MUST END FEDERAL FUNDING FOR USE OF...

In a June 20, 2014, file photo, the Rikers Island jail complex stands in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP

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With receivership looming, what could the future of Rikers look like?

January 16 | Jacob Kaye

Adams is only the latest elected official to enter City Hall with...

In this photo provided by the Office of the Mayor of New York, Mayor Eric Adams, center right, participates in a baptism ceremony while visiting the Rikers Island jail complex in New York, Friday, March 29, 2024. Photo courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office via AP

What receivership means for the future of Rikers Island

January 16 | Jacob Kaye

It’s unclear whether or not Swain will issue her ruling on...

For nearly 100 years, violence, chaos and death have defined the jails on Rikers Island. Some say that could change with the appointment of a federal receiver, but anyone running the jail complex will have a lot of history to contend with. Eagle file photo by Jacob Kaye

Rikers Island’s troubled history leads to call for receivership

January 16 | Jacob Kaye

Judge said that she was “inclined” to take control of the jail...

For nearly 100 years, violence, chaos and death have defined the jails on Rikers Island. Some say that could change with the appointment of a federal receiver, but anyone running the jail complex will have a lot of history to contend with. Eagle file photo by Jacob Kaye

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A century of violence, chaos and death

January 15 | Jacob Kaye

This story covers the lead up to the call for receivership, and...

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie. Photo courtesy of State Sen. Myrie

Report urges New York to expand alternatives to incarceration

December 11 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A new report released by the ATI and Reentry Coalition, calls for...

Once celebrated, former nonprofit leader Dominique Morgan faces fraud charges in Brooklyn

October 30 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Dominique Morgan, a Black trans activist recently celebrated with a street named...

The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, known for its troubled history of violence and neglect, was the focus of a federal raid aimed at improving safety and security. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AP

Federal agencies conduct sweeping operation at Brooklyn’s troubled federal jail

October 28 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Federal agencies converged on Brooklyn’s MDC, conducting a coordinated raid aimed...

The Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, known for its troubled conditions, continues to hold pretrial detainees despite halting intake of sentenced inmates. Photo: John Minchillo/AP

Brooklyn’s MDC jail stops accepting sentenced inmates amid concerns over ‘barbaric conditions’

September 17 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn has stopped accepting inmates, marking...

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      ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??”  Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers ... this is 21st Century.”
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