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PoliticsNY

Zeldin decries law that limits solitary confinement use as he gets city corrections officers’ union’s backing

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PoliticsNY

Op-Ed: Treatment Not Jail, A Moral Imperative

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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

Police Line on the Crime Scene

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

Rikers

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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