Damian Williams wrote that his office might have no choice but to seek “aggressive relief” for the serious problems at the jail. Source: New York Times
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Jail Unions Gain a Powerful Supporter: Mayor Eric Adams
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2022
Eric Adams has reversed some measures enacted to regain control over the crisis at Rikers Island, in an early victory for the correction officers’ unions. Source: New York Times
Behind the Violence at Rikers, Decades of Mismanagement and Dysfunction
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2021
For years, New York City officials have presided over shortcuts and blunders that have led to chaos in one of America’s most expensive jail complexes. Source: New York Times
Covid Cases Spike in New York City Jails
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
“The risks to the human beings in our custody are at a crisis level,” the correction commissioner wrote in a letter to lawyers and judges. Source: New York Times
Change Comes to Rikers Island, but Is It Too Late?
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2021
The city’s reform-minded corrections commissioner, who introduced therapeutic programs for guards and detainees, is leaving. Source: New York Times
Louis Molina, Las Vegas Public Safety Chief, Expected to Lead N.Y.C. Jail System
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2021
Mr. Molina, a former N.Y.P.D. officer and Correction Department official, will be tasked with restoring order at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex. Source: New York Times
Another Death at Rikers Continues ‘Very Difficult Year’ at N.Y.C. Jails
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
A Brooklyn man, who went into cardiac arrest on Friday, became the 15th person to die this year within New York City’s correction system. Source: New York Times
Inside Rikers: Dysfunction, Lawlessness and Detainees in Control
By Gotham Rex on October 11, 2021
With a staffing emergency disrupting the basic functions of the jail system, detainees have had free rein inside. Source: New York Times
De Blasio Visits Rikers: 'The Whole Thing Upsets Me'
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2021
As Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the jail for the first time in four years, federal officials signaled a lack of faith in the city’s ability to manage the troubled complex. Source: New York Times
Latest Death at Rikers: Isaabdul Karim, Who Almost Qualified for Release
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2021
Isaabdul Karim was being held on a parole violation when he died on Sunday, becoming the 11th person incarcerated at the jail to die this year. Source: New York Times
Hochul Orders Release of 191 Detainees as Rikers Crisis Deepens
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2021
The New York governor signed a bill on Friday that authorized the release of the detainees, but the population of the city’s notorious jail will remain far higher than it was last spring. Source: New York Times
An ‘Absolute Emergency’ at Rikers Island as Violence Increases
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2021
A federal monitor said that staff shortages had led to a sharp deterioration in conditions at the jail complex over the summer. Source: New York Times
Correction Officers Sue New York City Over Dangerous Jail Conditions
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2021
The lawsuit comes as the city’s new correction chief acknowledged “severe” problems and promised to make changes. Source: New York Times
‘Disorder and Chaos’ in N.Y.C. Jails as Pandemic Recedes
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Six incarcerated people have died, a man accused of murder was accidentally released and a captain was charged with criminally negligent homicide, while the future of Rikers Island remains unclear. Source: New York Times