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PoliticsNY

Corrections Union Sends Message About Solitary Confinement to Biden and City

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City transfers portion of Rikers Island land from DOC, moves closer to Renewable Rikers

By Julia Moro

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City officials vow to tackle Rikers Island crisis

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‘Very basic human needs’ unmet for Rikers Island inmates on hunger strike, Queens senator Ramos says

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Justice advocates, pols rally in support of Rikers Island hunger strike

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Prisoners on Rikers Island stage hunger strike against inhumane conditions

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COVID-19 surge in New York City jails leads to pause on all in-person visits

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Astoria

De Blasio’s order to delay solitary confinement reforms over Rikers chaos slammed

By Reuven Blau, THE CITY

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AMNY

Queens lawmaker Ramos, advocates hold panel on the ripple effects of mass incarceration

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Queens councilwoman calls for increased penalties on sexual assaults, harassment against correction officers

By Bill Parry

AMNY

City to move more than 200 women and trans Rikers detainees upstate

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AMNY

Street demonstration symbolic of growing public pressure on city to close Rikers Island for good

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AMNY

Hochul allows more virtual court hearings to free up Rikers Island staff

AMNY

‘I’ve always been upset’: Mayor tours Rikers Island, touts progress, points fingers of blame

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Queens councilman asks Hochul to call in National Guard to offset chaos at Rikers Island

By Julia Moro

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Gay City News

Family demands accountability after gay man’s death at Rikers Island

FILE PHOTO: The Rikers Island Prison complex is seen from an airplane in the Queens borough of New York City, New York

AMNY

Attorney General Letitia James weighs legal action over Rikers crisis

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Gracie Mansion protesters urge de Blasio to act over latest Rikers Island inmate death

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Astoria

Another detainee dies on Rikers Island after electeds warned of deplorable conditions

By Bill Parry

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Governor takes steps to address dire conditions on Rikers Island following public outcry

By Bill Parry

AMNY

Pressure mounts on city to fix Rikers Island crisis

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte tour Rikers Island where he met with Correction Officers and held a press conference

AMNY

Mayor pledges to visit chaotic Rikers Island before his term is up

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PoliticsNY

Attorney General James says she is actively looking into Rikers Island allegations

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AMNY

Emergency plan aims to help inmates, NYC ‘get the hell’ off Rikers Island: Mayor

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