Rikers Island still mired in violence as receivership looms
January 15, 2026
A federal monitor says violence, deaths and officer misconduct persist at Rikers, as a judge moves closer to appointing a receiver.
A federal monitor says violence, deaths and officer misconduct persist at Rikers, as a judge moves closer to appointing a receiver.
The altercation, which was captured on video, unfolded after the woman’s husband was arrested at an immigration court in New York City.
A former Rikers guard was convicted for planting a weapon in a detainee’s cell after a beating, using bodycam footage he filmed himself.
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A Black man who had run naked through the streets of Rochester died of asphyxiation after a group of police officers put a hood over
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Attorney General Letitia James’ Wednesday public hearing on police and public interactions during recent protests drew so much attention that she had to extend it an additional day into Thursday.
Forging ahead on police reforms, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that the city is launching an online database that will let New Yorkers track disciplinary cases against police officers
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A day after it announced that it announced the creation of a racial justice task force, the NYS Bar Association’s executive committee approved repealing Civil Rights Law 50-A, which would
Following a week where some of the local bar associations spoke out in support of the peaceful protests going on in Brooklyn and across the country, the New York State
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