Rikers Island
Covid Is Hitting Correctional Officers. Prisoners Are Paying the Price.
It's the inmates who pay the highest price for unsafe working conditions of correctional officers.
Waters, Reid Compare Roger Stone's Clemency to Kalief Browder's Death
California Congresswoman Maxine Waters said President Donald Trump's pardon of Roger Stone and his supporters' criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement showed there are truly two separate systems of justice in the United States.
Correctional Facilities Report Steep Rise in Coronavirus Infection Rate
While states like New York may have hit their peak in the coronavirus pandemic, jails and prisons across the United States are still reporting high infection rates.
More Than 700 People Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus on Rikers Island
The city and state correctional programs have taken some proactive measures to reduce the risk of transmission, such as by limiting or suspending visitations.
NYC Jails' Chief Physician Warns Coronavirus Cases 'Growing Quickly'
"This is not a generational public health crisis, rather it is a crisis of a magnitude no generation living today has ever seen," Dr. Ross MacDonald wrote.
First Rikers Island Prisoner Confirmed With Coronavirus, 8 More Symptomatic
"Eight have been identified with symptoms and have been moved also to isolation within the communicable disease unit," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Mother of Trans Woman Who Died at Rikers Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
Layleen is believed to be the tenth black trans woman to die from instances of alleged violence or neglect in 2019 alone.
Rikers Island Corrections Officers Accused Of Sex Abuse
At least 50 women have taken legal action against the Department of Corrections for the unlawful encounters.
NYC Jail Inmate Claims False Imprisonment
Glenn Kindler, 55, is suing the city and state for false imprisonment after he was kept in the jail for 252 days beyond when he was supposed to be freed.
Correction Officers Union Hits Out at Kaepernick
The Correction Officers' Benevolent Association was not happy Kaepernick wore socks with cops as pigs.
Rikers Island Guard Punches Inmate, Then Lies About It
The guard punched the inmate three times in the face, landed three swift uppercuts, held him in a headlock and elbowed him five times before another guard arrived.
What Happens Inside American Prisons
Injustices takes place inside prisons in the name of safety and security—but free from public scrutiny. It's time to expose the extraordinary truth of what goes on.
Mother's Day: Spare a Thought for Kids Behind Bars
High days and holidays bring acute pain to mothers and children divided by incarceration.
Rikers Island Guard Guilty in Beating Death of Prisoner
The facility where Brian Coll kicked Ronald Spear to death is so violent it's currently under federal oversight.
Author Baz Dreisinger's Prison World Tour
For her new book, Dreisinger looked at justice in nine prisons worldwide.
FBI Arrests Two New York Correction Officers in Alleged Beating Death of Inmate
The officers were charged with multiple counts in the assault on the Rikers Island prisoner.
Kalief Browder, Longtime Rikers Inmate Who Wasn't Convicted, Commits Suicide
The 22-year-old who was kept in solitary for two years was the focal point of a 'New Yorker' profile on the brutality of Rikers Island.
Feds Sue New York City Over Rikers Jail Violence
Prosecutors announced Thursday they are taking action to speed reforms in the treatment of young inmates.
Tackling the Mental Health Problem in New York City's Jails
A $130 million, four-year plan will attempt to better improve processing and treatment of mentally ill individuals in the criminal justice system.
Jerome Murdough: City Agrees to $2.25 M Deal in Rikers 'Baking' Death
Murdough was a homeless former marine when he died in the city-run jail last winter.