Rikers detainee who ‘suddenly became unwell’ and died had been sick for days
The young detainee who appears to have died of a ruptured appendix and infection began showing serious medical issues in the ...
Brownstoner5d
City Jail Population Headed in Wrong Direction for Close-Rikers Plan
The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...
BKReader10d
Rikers Island Wont Close by 2027 Deadline, Report Says
An independent group looking into the dismantling of Rikers Island on Wednesday said the city's plan to close the jail ...
New York Post6d
As ‘Close Rikers’ grows ever more impossible, progressives insist ever harder on doing it
In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the reality-denying City Council refuses to admit it. The first of the ...
Gothamist9d
Woman dies at Rikers Island, NYC jail officials say — 4th detainee death of 2025
Her death is the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, and follows that of Ariel Quidone, 20, last week and ...
The New York Times11d
To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job
By Hurubie Meko A commission on closing the Rikers Island jail complex urged New York City to appoint two senior officials to focus solely on shutting down the notoriously troubled jail ...
New York Daily News8d
Running out of time on Rikers: Council and mayor need to find path forwards on shutting the jail
As we’ve said for years, the August 2027 deadline set by the City Council to close Rikers Islands will not ... most notably that the jail population would continue to decline.
Politico10d
Eric Adams supports new finding that Rikers jail won’t close by legal deadline
NEW YORK — A commission that supports closing the jail on Rikers Island acknowledged Wednesday the decrepit facility will not be shuttered by the 2027 deadline — and Mayor Eric Adams expressed ...