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As a deepening humanitarian crisis inside the Rikers Island jail complex fuels efforts to release more detainees, a judge’s decision can come down to one key consideration: Do they have…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Sep 2021

Government Justice

Transparency Needed Over Rikers Island Heat Conditions, Legal Aid Lawsuit Alleges

The Department of Correction (DOC) is refusing to disclose how it ensured the safety of inmates in its more restrictive housing units, including during a record-breaking heat wave this summer,…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Sep 2021

In Depth Investigations Justice

As Conditions at Rikers Reach Crisis Levels, Concerns About Heat Persist

Dozens of men splitting a single jug of water, sweating walls in cell units, inmates sucking air from cracks under doors—these are just some of the conditions inmates and advocates…

ByLiz Donovan 2Comments

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Aug 2021

Justice Opinion

Opinion: Solitary Confinement by Any Other Name is Still Solitary, and Needs to End

‘New York City officials claim people in “alternatives to solitary” will have at least 10 hours of daily out-of-cell time, with counseling and programming. But their actual plan involves people…

ByTerry Allen Kupers 0Comments

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Aug 2021

Justice Opinion

Opinion: To Improve Public Safety in NYC, Send Fewer People to Jail

‘Jail separates people from work and family, jeopardizes stable housing, and subjects them to violence, especially in inhumane environments like Rikers. Incarceration must be the option of last resort, used…

ByJonathan Lippman

ByCourtney Bryan 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Government Justice

Advocates Continue to Press for In-Person Voting at NYC Jails

Between June 2020 and the end of June 2021, DOC officials submitted nearly 1,800 voter registrations, ballot requests, and ballots to the city Board of Elections on behalf of those…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Apr 2021

Government Justice

Advocates Push to Bring Poll Sites to NYC Jails

As the June primary election approaches, dvocacy groups have raised concerns about voting access at Rikers Island other facilities, saying New York should follow the lead of cities like Chicago,…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Feb 2021

Health Justice

NY’s Prisons & Jails Are ‘Hotbeds’ for COVID-19, Advocates Say in Call for Full Vaccine Access

Earlier this month, the state began vaccinating incarcerated people 65 and older. But advocates, as well as local officials who run the city’s jails, want eligibility expanded to include all…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Jan 2021

Justice News

City Officials Push State to Greenlight Vaccinations for New Yorkers in Jails

So far, New York State has allowed the city to administer the vaccine only to the highest-risk patients behind bars, only about 100 people as of last week, according to…

ByNicole Javorsky 0Comments

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Jan 2021

Uncategorized

Confusion Persists Around State’s Vaccine Plans for Incarcerated New Yorkers

Criminal justice advocates slammed the mix messages for leaving thousands of families “wondering when their loved ones will gain access to vaccines.”

ByNicole Javorsky 0Comments

As NYC’s Jail Crisis Worsens, Stable Housing Could Be the Difference Between Rikers and Release

Transparency Needed Over Rikers Island Heat Conditions, Legal Aid Lawsuit Alleges

As Conditions at Rikers Reach Crisis Levels, Concerns About Heat Persist

Opinion: Solitary Confinement by Any Other Name is Still Solitary, and Needs to End

Opinion: To Improve Public Safety in NYC, Send Fewer People to Jail

Advocates Continue to Press for In-Person Voting at NYC Jails

Advocates Push to Bring Poll Sites to NYC Jails

NY’s Prisons & Jails Are ‘Hotbeds’ for COVID-19, Advocates Say in Call for Full Vaccine Access

City Officials Push State to Greenlight Vaccinations for New Yorkers in Jails

Confusion Persists Around State’s Vaccine Plans for Incarcerated New Yorkers

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