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Infection numbers are rising in the state prison system. But some inmates facing short sentences and bearing high health risks are still inside.

ByEdwin Martínez for El Diario 3Comments

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Sep 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Addressing Trauma is Key to Stopping Violence on Rikers and in the Jails That Will Replace It

‘We must recognize that the culture of violence exists on Rikers Island – and will continue to exist in the new borough facilities that will be built – if concrete…

ByDavid A. Fullard 1Comment

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Jan 2018

Investigations Justice

A Correction Officer’s Conviction Signals Deeper Troubles at Brooklyn’s Federal Jail

The Metropolitan Detention Center has seen several officers charged with sexual abuses, including one whose job was to train colleagues to comply with a federal law aimed at ending prison…

ByRichard Loria 8Comments

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Dec 2017

Justice

Council Committee Grills Mayor’s Team on Plan to Close Rikers

While there’s a lot of discussion about where new jails might go, the heavier lift might be figuring out how to release enough violent-felony defendants to allow the city to…

ByJarrett Murphy 8Comments

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Nov 2017

Opinion

CityViews: The Three Questions NYC Must Answer if it is Serious About Closing Rikers

Whether the timeline is three years or 10, a former Correction captain lays out the issues facing policymakers, officers and inmates.

ByDavid A. Fullard 4Comments

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Mar 2017

Opinion

No BackSpace: Shackling Inmates Will Only Make Rikers Violence Worse

A veteran DOC officer writes: ‘We simply must develop the will to expend the money for services and staff, rather than on restraint chairs and solitary cells.’

ByDavid A. Fullard 1Comment

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Oct 2016

Investigations Justice

NYC Jails Fail to Identify Prisoners With Cognitive Problems

There’s new attention to problems diagnosing inmates at Rikers with mental illness. But what about people on the autism spectrum, with a low IQ or dealing with a learning disability?

ByBen Hattem 5Comments

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Jan 2016

Justice

Inmates Want Files to Prove Innocence. DA Can’t Find Them.

A handful of inmates convicted of violent crimes sued the prosecutor in recent years to demand documents under the freedom of information act. In some cases, the files simply couldn’t…

ByStan Johnson, Brianna Lorenzana, Cristyn Mingo, Arlenis Pena, Rickie Quansah, Kayla Ray, Adaury Rodriguez and Nickie Uwoghiren 1Comment

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Nov 2015

Justice

Jailing New York: A Photo Essay

George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island, seen from the Bronx. The Vernon C. Bain Center, a jail barge docked off the South Bronx. The Brooklyn House of Detention. In the face…

ByAdi Talwar 0Comments

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Nov 2015

Investigations Justice

How NYC got Rikers Island and Why it Doesn’t Work

Rikers’ physical reality, many agree, is a crucial part of its problem.

ByEd Morales 2Comments

Non-Violent Offenders Remain Exposed to COVID-19 Despite Qualifying for Release

CityViews: Addressing Trauma is Key to Stopping Violence on Rikers and in the Jails That Will Replace It

A Correction Officer’s Conviction Signals Deeper Troubles at Brooklyn’s Federal Jail

Council Committee Grills Mayor’s Team on Plan to Close Rikers

CityViews: The Three Questions NYC Must Answer if it is Serious About Closing Rikers

No BackSpace: Shackling Inmates Will Only Make Rikers Violence Worse

NYC Jails Fail to Identify Prisoners With Cognitive Problems

Inmates Want Files to Prove Innocence. DA Can’t Find Them.

Jailing New York: A Photo Essay

How NYC got Rikers Island and Why it Doesn’t Work

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