rikers island Archives – Page 2 of 9 – QNS

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AMNY

‘Rikers Island is a hellhole’: City pols, Corrections Department spar over surprise visit amid heatwave

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PoliticsNY

Mayor Adams says circumstances crucial to understanding recent Rikers Island deaths

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AMNY

Op-ed: Backing bail rollbacks? You haven’t seen Rikers up close

Astoria

Astoria

Suspect in Manhattan fatal shoving incident lived at Shore Towers in Astoria

By Bill Parry

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PoliticsNY

Adams presses to Tweak Criminal Justice Laws as Rikers Inmate Population Grows

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Bronx Times

In wake of 1st inmate death at Rikers this year, activists call for facility’s closure and mass decarceration

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People

Queens councilman tries to bring back solitary confinement at city jails for inmates under 21

By Julia Moro

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When visitors were banned from Rikers Island, even more drugs showed up

By George Joseph and Reuven Blau, THE CITY

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PoliticsNY

Corrections Union Sends Message About Solitary Confinement to Biden and City

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Astoria

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

By Julia Moro

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AMNY

City officials vow to tackle Rikers Island crisis

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AMNY

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

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AMNY

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

AMNY

Prisoners on Rikers Island stage hunger strike against inhumane conditions

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AMNY

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

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