Rikers officials signed off on ’round-the-clock lockdown’ of mentally ill woman who later died: claim notice
Rikers Island detainee Charizma Jones, who died in July of a horrific skin condition, had a history of mental illness but was ...
Queens Daily Eagle20h
Two years after man hung himself on Rikers, family says city failed him
Multiple city agencies failed to help a man suffering from a mental health crisis in the lead up to his death on Rikers ...
City Limits18h
Bill Would Make It Easier for New Yorkers Leaving Jail to Qualify for Supportive Housing
Manhattan City Councilmember Carlina Rivera introduced legislation Wednesday that would expand eligibility criteria for ...
NYC judge warns mugger accused of robbing boy, 7, slapping his mom: ‘You came this close to Rikers’
If you screw this up in any way, I’m remanding you, which means you could be the richest person on the face of the earth, and ...
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A Rikers Island detainee’s 2023 death by suicide set to get new scrutiny
Curtis Davis hanged himself, according to the medical examiner, but a new lawsuit alleges negligence by guards and says ...
Queens Daily Eagle13d
Officer cuffed for smuggling drugs into Rikers
A former Rikers Island correctional officer was cuffed by federal authorities last week after prosecutors said she smuggled ...
Rikers corrections officer cleared of sex abuse charge breaks silence after ‘biggest embarrassment’ of his life: ‘Crying, crying, crying’
A Rikers corrections officer said he cried when he was cleared of charges he sexually assaulted a coworker on the job – ...
NYC Council members call for probe of locking seriously mentally ill Rikers Island detainees in cells for extended periods
Four City Council members have decried a practice by city jails of locking severely mentally ill people in their cells for ...