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How Rikers Island Became the Most Notorious Jail in America
From its origins as an island owned by a slaver to its more recent history of brutality and scandal, Rikers has always been tainted by controversy.
The Powerful Union Official Standing Between Rikers Island and Reform
Norman Seabrook has run New York City's jail guard union for decades, and isn't exactly pumped about shaking up the hellhole that is Rikers Island.
Carmelo Anthony Visits Rikers Island: Stay Melo
In the fourth episode of Stay Melo we visit New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail complex to tour the facility and meet with a group of young prisoners.
Everything We Know About the Thursday Attack on a Rikers Island Prison Guard
Raymond Calderon was placed in a chokehold and slashed with a sharp object by a group of men alleged to have gang ties.
Can a Former Inmate Fix Rikers as a Regulator?
After spending more than ten years in New York's prisons and jails, Stanley Richards has dedicated his life to improving the lives of the incarcerated.
Will New York Scrap Its Broken Bail System?
A state senator from Queens wants to scrap the archaic system of holding some people in jail before their trial unless they can pay for freedom.
How to Repair the Criminal Justice System
We talked to leaders and activists spearheading prison reform to find out what we can do to fix our broken penal system.
How the Women Who Visit Rikers Island Navigate the Complex Dress Code
Women looking to visit loved ones in the hellish NYC jail must submit to humiliating searches and allegedly inconsistent rules about what they can and cannot wear.
Inmate at New York Prison Allegedly Died at Hands of Violent Correction Officers
The details of the confrontation that led to Samuel Harrell's death in April have been minimal, until a recent investigation into Fishkill, a medium-security prison, revealed systematic abuse of inmates by authorities.
Pharmaceutical Giant Detects Legionella Bacteria In Cooling Towers
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), which produces medications for respiratory conditions, among other products, has had to temporarily shutter its North Carolina factory on Tuesday.
Kalief Browder's Family to Sue New York City for $20 Million
The teenager spent more than a thousand days at the Rikers Island jail without a trial, an experience that his parents say drove him to take his own life.
The Legacy of Violence at the Manhattan Jail Known as the 'Tombs'
Though Rikers Island has gotten the recent media attention, New York City's other jails have also been beset by scandals.