Woman detainee dies at Rikers, fourth death in 30 days amid spike in NYC jails population
By Graham Rayman at the Daily NewsMarch 20th, 2025 A woman held on Rikers Island died by possible suicide early Thursday, according to correction officials
By Graham Rayman at the Daily NewsMarch 20th, 2025 A woman held on Rikers Island died by possible suicide early Thursday, according to correction officials
By Jada Camille at amNYMarch 19th, 2025 The Independent Rikers Commission, a collective tasked with examining the city’s plan to close Rikers Island, has unveiled
By Jacob Kaye at Queens Daily EagleMarch 19th, 2025 In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers
By Sydney Boyo at NBC ConnecticutMarch 9th, 2025 Over 465,000 people in Connecticut are food insecure, according to Connecticut Foodshare, and learning how to farm
By Bianca Gonzalez at PrismMarch 4th, 2025 Adams has not yet issued the executive order, but immigrant rights groups say the move would target immigrants
By Rebecca C. Lewis at City and StateFebruary 24th, 2025 The commissioner of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision released a memo last
Author: Russell Payne with Salon2/21/25 Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered outside the central Brooklyn office of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. D-N.Y., on Thursday to demand that
Author: Alexander Lekhtman with Filter2/20/25The New York City jails crisis is spiraling; a 34th person is now reported to have died in custodyunder the tenure
Author: Jacob Kaye with Queens Daily Eagle2/20/25A 38-year-old man died on Rikers Island on Wednesday morning.Ramel Powell, who had been held in the city’s jails
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