New York City Mayor Eric Adams Proposes His Administration To Oversee Rikers Island Jails
Mayor Eric Adams proposal comes after a federal judge found the city in contempt of a 2015 deal that was agreed upon in ...
What life is really like in Rikers Island
It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City’s most notorious ...
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Mayor Adams’ administration pitches new reformer for Rikers jails: Mayor Adams’ administration
City lawyers argued the current jail commissioner was best suited for the job. The notion was met with no small amount of ...
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First look at Chinatown’s new 16-story jail
Renderings show the new Manhattan Detention Center, a 16-story jail set to rise in Chinatown as part of the city's plan to ...
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Harvey Weinstein Predicts Imminent Death in Prison Without Court Intervention
Harvey Weinstein, a once-famous Hollywood producer, is in big trouble. He’s been in jail for a while and thinks he might die ...
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A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...