RIKERS ISLAND
Queens Resident Claims Retaliation after Reporting Judge Viscovich To FBI
Queens resident Gorgui Mbaye claims he hasn’t been able to touch a penny of $276,000 of his own money in a Chase brokerage account ...
Rikers Island: A Jail Population of People Presumed Innocent
Photo: YouTube A fluctuating jail population that is now far too large to close Rikers Island, longer lengths of stay, a predominance of people ...
Wild Retaliation: DOC SWAT Team Raids Injured Officer’s Home After Verbal Altercation with Captain
Officer Shaun Dixon stands near his building’s security system. A DOC captain snuck into his building following a deliveryman at least two times before ...
House Oversight Committee Questioning NYC Prosecutors On Excessive Bail Use
Photo: Twitter Washington, D.C. (November 22, 2021)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of ...
PUBLIC ADVOCATE DEMANDS ANSWERS REGARDING RIKERS ISLAND COVID-19 RESPONSE
[RIKERS ISLAND\COVID-19] Williams: “While your current efforts to curb the impact of COVID-19 within our jails are noted, I still believe there is much ...
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL CHANGES CITY MAP TO CLOSE RIKERS ISLAND BY 2027
[New York City Council\Rikers Island] Mayor de Bill Blasio: “By guaranteeing that Rikers will never again be used for incarceration, we’re charting a new ...
CLOSE RIKERS ADVOCATES: NEW REPORT DOCUMENTS “WORSENING CULTURE OF VIOLENCE” AT RIKERS ISLAND
[Incarceration News\Rikers Island] Each year, these Nunez reports further expose something advocates have long known: an untenable culture of abuse exists at Rikers, harming ...
BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ: MOTT HAVEN IS WRONG SITE FOR BRONX BOROUGH JAIL
[New York News\Mott Haven Jail Plan] Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.: “Throughout this process, I have been advocating to build the new jail ...
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE CITY COUNCIL VOTE THAT PAVES WAY TO CLOSING RIKERS ISLAND
[New York News\Mass Incarceration] Elena Weissman, Director, Bronx Freedom Fund: “In solidarity with the CLOSErikers campaign, we applaud the Council for approving this historic ...
CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES REDESIGN PROPOSALS FOR NEW BOROUGH-BASED JAILS
[New York News\City Council] Council Member Diana Ayala: “These height reductions are a direct response to concerns expressed by various communities about the sizes ...
