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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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Apr 2021

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: In Plan to Close Rikers, Community Reinvestment is Key to Repairing Harms of Incarceration

‘For decades, criminalized communities have been calling on elected leaders to fund our schools, our parks, our hospitals, our community centers, our access to stable homes and more.’

ByDarren Mack 0Comments

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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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Dec 2020

Government News

Pandemic Slows Down Efforts to Reduce NYC’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The de Blasio administration has made strides toward reducing carbon emissions. But cuts to organics recycling, delays to establishing commercial waste zones, even the slowdown in closing Rikers could hamstring…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Sep 2020

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Chinatown Jail Plan Halted By Court

Although the city is set to appeal, members of Neighbors United Below Canal said they believe the final victory belongs to the community.

ByLotus Chau for Sing Tao Daily 0Comments

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Mar 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Cuomo Must Act to Save Jailed Parolees from COVID-19

‘They cannot self-quarantine, or wash their hands because they have no soap, and they cannot care for a sick family member. They deserve our attention and compassion.’

ByLaura Eraso

ByKevin Lerman

ByCaitlin Miller

ByMelanie Robinson 2Comments

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