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Displaying all articles tagged:
Rikers
rikers
Jan. 24, 2023
How a Rikers Unit That Protects Trans Women Fell Apart
A 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 Free
She 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 Out
As 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 Obituaries
Fifteen 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 Island
Pictures 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 Island
Ten 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 Camp
A 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
Rikers Guards Are Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Visitors in the Bathrooms
“These women are being completely violated.”
By
Amanda Arnold
May 16, 2017
‘I Told Them I Would Kill Myself if I Had to Go Back’: 4 Women on Life at Rikers
Former inmates describe life inside New York’s notorious correctional facility.
By
Kaitlin Menza
rikers
Sept. 2, 2015
Rikers Inmate Beaten by Guards in 2012 Reportedly Gets 6-Figure Settlement
According to the New York
Post
, an official said it “was in the city’s best interest.”
By
Jaime Fuller
June 15, 2015
Man Has Been Waiting 7 Years at Rikers for a Trial
“I don’t think about killing myself because I love myself. I still think I can get justice.”
By
Jaime Fuller
injustice system
June 12, 2015
How All New Yorkers Killed Kalief Browder
He did not take his life last weekend. We took it from him before that.
By
Cristian Farias
rikers
Dec. 18, 2014
Federal Government Sues NYC Over Rikers’ Treatment of Teen Inmates
The news comes after a blistering report released this summer detailing excessive violence.
By
Jessica Roy
rikers
Nov. 18, 2014
Rikers Opens New Housing for Transgender Women
To keep them safe.
By
Katie Zavadski
crime and punishment
Aug. 12, 2014
Rikers Inmates Sprayed With Chemical for Breaking New Curfew
Bedtime is now 9 p.m.
By
Jessica Roy
standoffs
Nov. 21, 2013
Rikers Bus Drivers Won’t Transport a Witness Against Union Colleagues
What a strange standoff.
By
Adam Martin
crimes and misdemeanors
June 27, 2013
Rikers Guards Charged With Beating Inmate for Staring
“This guy thinks he’s tough.”
By
Adam Martin
crimes and misdemeanors
June 18, 2013
Rikers Guards Busted Dealing Pot to Inmates
And leaving it everywhere.
By
Adam Martin
art
May 21, 2012
How Takeshi Miyakawa Landed in Lockup
A 311 call gone awry.
By
Wendy Goodman
bons mots
Feb. 17, 2011
Gang Leader Delivered Motivational Speech About Selling Crack on Rikers Phone Line
Sure it was on a payphone line, but a payphone IN RIKERS.
By
Nitasha Tiku
lil wayne
Oct. 4, 2010
Lil Wayne Moved to Solitary Confinement
One more month till his release.
By
Josh Duboff