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New York City Has Released 900 Inmates Over Coronavirus Fears
Rikers Island’s top doctor took to Twitter to share a grim outlook for the situation at the jail, calling it a “public health disaster unfolding before our eyes.”
NYC Is Releasing Hundreds of Inmates to Stop the Spread of Coronavirus
In the last week, a single confirmed COVID-19 case in a corrections officer ballooned to over 80 confirmed cases among other staff and inmates.
A Rikers Guard Tested Positive for Coronavirus as New York City Considers Releasing Some Inmates
Rikers has a population of more than 5,000 inmates.
Rikers Guards Reportedly Stood By for Minutes as a Teen Tried to Hang Himself
It took seven minutes before jail officials intervened.
'The State Is Her Ultimate Killer': How a Trans Woman Died at Rikers
The Black transgender woman was found dead in her cell at Rikers Island. These are the circumstances that led to her death.
A Trans Woman Died at Rikers: “The City Failed to Protect Layleen”
The inmate was found unresponsive in her cell Saturday.
Paul Manafort to Complete Personal Journey from Trump Tower to Rikers. Reportedly.
The Manhattan DA wanted to ensure Manafort would still face prison time if Trump pardoned him
Over 100 inmates were bailed out in the largest mass bailout in history
75 percent of the people on Rikers are eventually released without ever being sentenced to prison, which suggests most of them aren’t much of a threat to public safety.
NYC will shutter part of its notorious Rikers Island prison this summer
The first of nine detention centers will close in 2018.
Does NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Deserve the Second Term He's Getting?
He promised a progressive revolution, but he's been too slow—and too dogged by scandals—for some New Yorkers.
I Officiated a Lesbian Wedding on Rikers Island
Jail had put the baby-making on hold, but the marriage was going ahead as planned.
In 'Injustice 2,' Even Our Heroes Are Authoritarian Assholes
A battle between Superman and Batman showcases the limit of the superhero allegory.