By: Communities United for Police Reform via Black Star News New York, NY – Wednesday, 78 organizations sent a letter calling on Speaker Adrienne Adams

By: Reuven Blau via The City The figures are grim: There were 477 stabbings and slashings in New York City jails last year. That’s up

By: Alan J. Krawitz via African American Voice NEW YORK — Rikers Island jail is waging its own war.  At issue is whether a federal receiver

By: Tandy Lau via Amsterdam News Edgardo Mejias is the 19th person to die in—or shortly after in—Department of Corrections (DOC) custody this year. The

By; Alan J. Krawitz via Zenger NEW YORK — Rikers Island jail is waging its own war.  At issue is whether a federal receiver takes the reins

By: Serach Nissim via The Jewish Voice On Thursday, a Manhattan Federal Judge ruled against a federal takeover of the City’s troubled jail complex, keeping

By:  Roger Stern and Brian Brant via 1010 Wins NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — It wasn’t just about who controls Rikers Island, though protesters in Foley Square said

By Reuven Blau via The City Despite a spike in violence and deaths in city jails, a federal judge Thursday rejected demands from inmate advocates

By Eyewitness News via ABC7NY LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) — A federal judge will allow the city to continue in its attempts to reform Rikers Island, concluding