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By; Thomas Tracy via NY Daily News A 33-year-old Rikers Island inmate arrested for back-to-back stabbings in Queens last year was found dead in his cell early Tuesday — the eighth cit…

By: Tandy Lau via Amsterdam News Rikers Island is legally-mandated to close by 2027. But before then, receivership—which temporarily wrests control over the embattled jail from the city—is now on…

By: Hazel Sanchez, Dan Mannarino, Veronica Rosario via PIX11 NEW YORK (PIX11) – The fate of Rikers Island is in the hands of a federal judge Thursday, who will start hearing arguments [&he…

By: Jake Offenhartz via AP News NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge agreed Thursday to begin a process that could wrest control of New York City’s troubled jail system from Mayor […]

By: Dean Moses via AMNY New Yorkers marched through the rain in Lower Manhattan on Thursday to demand the feds take control of Rikers Island as they charge Mayor Adams […]

By: Ayanna Harry via PIX11 NEW YORK (PIX11) — A judge stopped short of ordering a federal takeover of Rikers Island after a court hearing Thursday afternoon. Judge Laura Swain said she [&h…

By: Alexander Lekhtman via Filter Magazine The political and legal battle over the future of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex has reignited after publication of a damning report […]

By: Beth Schwartzapfel via The Marshall Project Last month, a federal judge overseeing a court settlement seeking to make New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jails safer signaled…

By: Margaret Kimberely via Black Agenda Radio Melanie Dominguez is the lead organizer for the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice. She joins us to discuss the ongoing crisis at […]