Rikers Islandsocial historyRikers Island is the main jail complex for New York City. At its height in the 1990s, 22,000 people were incarcerated there. Having attracted national and international condemnation, it is regarded as one of the city's biggest failures: a magnet for scandal and ...
FILE - In this March 16, 2011 file photo, a corrections official watches inmates file out of a prison bakery after working the morning shift at the Rikers Island jail in New York. New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex, troubled by years of neglect, has spiraled i...
A federal judge has threatened to take over the troubled Rikers Island jail complex. CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer tells us the city is being held in contempt for failing to improve conditions. Nov 27, 2024 02:06 Judge order NYC to work on plan to turn over Rikers...
People hold a rally against Rikers Island jail complex outside Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo) NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday directedNew YorkCity officials to begin developing a plan for a...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook (redirected fromRikers island jail) Ri·kers Island (rī′kərz) An island in the East River off the south coast of the Bronx, New York City. Part of the Bronx borough, it is the site of a large jai...
There has been a lot of talk about criminal justice reform in America and it would be hard to find a place more in need of reform than Rikers Island, the most important jail in New York City. Located in the middle of the East River, Rikers holds about 10,000 inmates. It's a volati...
This June 20, 2014 file photo shows the Rikers Island jail complex in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background. More than three dozens of people have tested positive for coronavirus in New York City jails, including at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex, the board that ov...
Rikers Island(redirected from Rikers Island prison) Ri·kers Island (rī′kərz) An island in the East River off the south coast of the Bronx, New York City. Part of the Bronx borough, it is the site of a large jail facility. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,...
Currently awaiting retrial on sex crimes charges, Weinstein's attorney, Imran Ansari, issued a statement on his client's worsening health, pointing at alleged inadequate care administered during his stint in the infirmary at Rikers Island jail complex following a leukemia diagnosis. ...
NEW YORK — Federal authorities have charged a Rikers Island correctional officer with smuggling drugs into the New York City jail. Court records unsealed this week show 23-year-old Simon Gordon faces bribery and drug charges following an investigation by the city’s Department of Investigation. ...