Rikers

rikers Jan. 24, 2023

How a Rikers Unit That Protects Trans Women Fell ApartA decade ago, New York set out to lead the nation in efforts to support incarcerated trans people. Now they are stranded in all-male housing units.

By George Joseph

the law Jan. 4, 2023

Kelly Harnett Had to Get FreeShe was a jailhouse lawyer helping women get out of prison, but she couldn’t work the system for herself. Then the system changed.

By Justine van der Leun

hotels Dec. 16, 2022

‘I Know That I’m Living This Cinderella Life’The city’s closure of emergency hotels leaves former inmates scrambling to find housing by the New Year.

By Annie Grossinger

crime Feb. 9, 2022

‘I More So Consider Myself a Con Artist Than Anything’What Danielle Miller learned at Horace Mann and Rikers.

By Gabrielle Bluestone

rikers Feb. 8, 2022

Rikers Guards, Newly Emboldened by Adams, Are Punishing Inmates Who Speak OutAs conditions deteriorate, Adams’s recent decisions only worsen the understaffing problem.

By Max Rivlin-Nadler

public art watch Jan. 28, 2022

What’s Going to Happen to All the Art on Rikers?Faith Ringgold’s mural is heading to the Brooklyn Museum, but it’s not clear where the rest will go.

By Diana Budds

rikers Dec. 27, 2021

Rikers: The ObituariesFifteen people at the jail died in 2021. These are their lives — and how they came to an end.

By Bliss Broyard and Lisa Riordan Seville

rikers Oct. 21, 2021

New Photos Show Horrific Overcrowding at Rikers IslandPictures obtained by the New York Post show up to 26 men held in a cell meant for a single detainee amid deteriorating pandemic conditions.

By Matt Stieb

rikers Oct. 5, 2021

Dispatch From Deadly Rikers Island: “It Looks Like a Slave Ship in There.”Detainees, correction officers and officials talk about the jail’s new state of emergency.

As told to Beth Schwartzapfel

rikers Sept. 23, 2021

What It’s Like at Rikers, According to People Who Just Got Out“They’re not feeding people, there’s no water, no showers, no phone calls.”

By Rebecca McCray

new york city Sept. 15, 2021

De Blasio Finally Acts As Deaths Pile Up at Rikers IslandTen inmates have died so far this year, many by suicide. Following de Blasio’s action, 20 correctional officers were suspended for going AWOL.

By Matt Stieb

rikers Apr. 8, 2021

Barbara Kavovit’s Plan for Rikers Sounds Uncomfortably Like an Internment CampA colony for the homeless, isolated on an island in the East River.

By Caroline Spivack

crime June 11, 2019

A Trans Woman Was Found Dead in Her Rikers Cell. Her Family Wants Answers.Layleen Polanco died in solitary confinement. She was being held on $500 bond.

By Amanda Arnold

summer of scam June 12, 2018

How Did Anna Delvey Just Instagram a Selfie From Rikers?The socialite scammer is living at Rikers while she awaits trial for fraudulently racking up thousands of dollars of debt.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Jan. 9, 2018