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NYPD Cop Investigated for Allegedly Beating a Brooklyn Woman That He Called a 'Dyke'
Though Stephanie Dorceant was arrested and charged with assaulting an off-duty officer, she claims that he yelled gay slurs at her before assaulting her.
What It's Like to Live with an Ankle Bracelet
The device is, both literally and metaphorically, my greatest source of pain.
New York City Is Reforming Bail to Keep More People Away From the Hellhole That Is Rikers Island
The idea is to keep track of low-risk defendants via text messages or in-person meetings so they can hold onto their jobs and steer clear of the violence at the city's notorious jail complex.
New York City Is Creating a Bail Fund to Help People Get Out of Jail
Tucked away into New York's new budget is a bail fund of $1.4 million, but will it help reduce the population at notoriously brutal city jails like Rikers Island?
Will More Cameras, New Rules for Guards, and Federal Oversight Fix Rikers Island?
The scariest island in America is finally poised to see some big changes thanks to a legal settlement reached Monday.
Rikers Guard Allegedly Joked About Getting Gang Tattoo After Kicking Inmate to Death
Federal prosecutors have indicted three guards on conspiracy charges in the 2012 beating death of an inmate.
Kalief Browder — Teen Imprisoned at Rikers Island for Three Years Without Trial — Dies by Suicide
Browder spent almost two years in solitary confinement at the notorious New York City jail, and was beaten and abused while awaiting a trial that never came.
Kalief Browder and the Enduring Torture of Wrongful Imprisonment
The 22-year-old from the Bronx committed suicide this weekend after spending three years in jail—even though he was never convicted of a crime.
A Former Rikers Island Inmate Is Trying to Fix New York's Dysfunctional Jails
Stanley Richards just got appointed to the NYC Board of Correction, which oversees all the city's jails, including the one he used to call home.
We Talked to the Journalist Who Made the Horror of Rikers Island Impossible to Ignore
Jennifer Gonnerman's story about three years in hell for teenager Kalief Browder might actually be changing how criminal justice works in New York City.
Video Shows Teenage Inmate Brutally Beaten at Rikers Island
Kalief Browder, who was locked up in Rikers Island when he was 16-years-old for allegedally stealing a back pack, endured harsh beatings from inmates and guards, video evidence shows.
A Rikers Corrections Officer Was Fired After Missing Work Because Her Husband Shot Her in the Face
Now Janine Howard is suing the New York Department of Corrections. "I feel victimized," she said. "I feel like my safety and security can just be taken from me at anytime."