Emergency hearing held on future of Rikers Island after recent federal monitor reports
By: Natalie Duddridge via CBSNY NEW YORK — Demonstrators on Tuesday protested outside a federal court in Manhattan, where an emergency hearing was held to look into how Rikers Island is being operated. As CBS2 found out, a judge is inching closer to shifting control of the troubled jail. Protesters, including people formerly incarcerated at Rikers, say conditions […]
Fed monitor expected to rebuke CO commissioner for treatment of incarcerated people on Rikers Island
By: ABC7 News staff via ABC7NY RIKERS ISLAND (WABC) — The federal monitor for Rikers Island delivered a stinging rebuke of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina in court Tuesday over alleged violent and negligent treatment of incarcerated people by jail staff. Meanwhile, people directly impacted by Rikers gather at Foley Square ahead of the federal court conference […]
Rally against Rikers Island comes after scathing report from Office of the Monitor
By: News 12 Staff via News12 Brooklyn An emergency hearing was held in U.S. District Court following a report from the Office of the Monitor detailing the increasing issues taking place on Rikers Island. Dozens of activists rallied in Foley Square against the current conditions within the jail facility on Tuesday in response to […]
As Federal Court Holds Hearing on Crises at Rikers, Community Groups and Elected Officials Hold Protest to Demand Immediate Action
**PRESS RELEASE** June 13, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #ShutRikers #CloseRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter As Federal Court Holds Hearing on Crises at Rikers, Community Groups and Elected Officials Hold Protest to Demand Immediate ActionUntil Rikers is Shut Down, Federal Courts Must Immediately Appoint a Federal Receiver to Take Over Notorious Jail Complex Federal […]
