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Rikers Island

NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

The Man Who’s Been Sent to Rikers 100 Times

A long-ago drug plea deal has left a Brooklyn homeless man on an endless shuttle to jail

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NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

New York City Jails Still Can’t Keep Trans Prisoners Safe

One year after the Department of Correction said it was closing its Trans Housing Unit, advocates and inmates say conditions remain dangerous

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NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

A History Of Hell: How Rikers Island Became A Modern Municipal Abomination

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NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

Former Rikers Officer On The Jail’s Culture Of Violence: “It’s The Entire Judicial System”

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NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

With Consensus Building, Mayor De Blasio Joins Calls To Close Rikers Island

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NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

For the Families of Incarcerated People, Video Visits Replace In-Person Face Time

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NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

Construction of New Rikers Jail Is Officially ‘On Pause’

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NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

Advocates Say New Rule Doesn’t Do Enough to Prevent Rape on Rikers Island

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NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

De Blasio Administration Is Muddy on New Rikers Island Facility

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NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES

De Blasio Resumes Bloomberg’s Plan for Yet Another Jail on Rikers Island

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