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.
NY judges may be required to visit prisons annually to improve accountability, insight, and dialogue with incarcerated people.
Tami Eldridge, incarcerated for 25 years, seeks clemency from Gov. Hochul after rehabilitation, education, and raising a family in prison
NYC probes over 50 NYPD in-custody deaths since 2023. Advocates demand reforms, citing preventable tragedies and systemic failures.
The NYC DOC is being sued for illegally confining Rikers inmates, including disabled people, in solitary without proper medical care.
Leury Mojica was sentenced to 108 months for assaulting a correction officer and attempting to murder an inmate at Brooklyn’s MDC.
Carlos Cruz, 43, became the 12th person to die in NYC jails this year, found unresponsive at Rikers while awaiting transfer to state prison.
A coalition of New York City public defenders has criticized Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget, warning that changes to the state’s bail laws will lead to a surge
New York City has agreed to a settlement of up to $53 million for approximately 4,400 individuals who were detained in highly restrictive housing at Rikers Island and other city
This article was originally published on Aug 17 8:51pm EDT by THE CITY The last time these detainees awaiting trial were free, Eli Manning was quarterback for the Giants, Bill
As part of an effort to keep illegal drugs and other contraband out of state prisons, New York is taking away one of the few pleasures of life behind bars:
The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice is expanding its Alternative to Incarceration (ATI) programs, increasing the number of providers and programs across the city through millions in new investments. The expansion comes after
Powerful winds ripped the roof and damaged at least two units at New York City’s only privately run jail Tuesday. The 222-bed Queens Detention Facility, a federal jail run by
A group of NYS lawmakers and a coalition of racial justice, immigrant justice and decarceration advocates held a press conference on Thursday in which they blasted the “regressive” bail rollbacks
A group of progressive legislative candidates are urging their would-be colleagues in Albany to prioritize a package of bills providing a pathway to freedom for inmates in COVID-plagued state prisons.