Rikers Island has first death of 2025, detainee had been held 19 months
A 37-year-old man died in a city jail on Rikers Island early Wednesday, in the first death in the system in 2025, according ...
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Rikers Island detainee dies in custody, marking first such death of 2025, city says
The city Department of Correction said it was still investigating the death and had no further details on how the person died ...
Homan pushes back on allegation on Adams case being ordered to be dropped for Rikers access
President Trump’s “border czar” on Sunday pushed back on allegations that prosecutors were ordered to dismiss charges against ...
After Meeting With Trump’s Border Czar, Adams Opens Rikers to ICE Agents
The executive order seems to get around New York City’s sanctuary laws designed to prevent cooperation with the enforcement ...
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NYC Mayor Adams vows to reopen ICE office at Rikers Island following meeting with Trump border czar Tom Homan
Mayor Eric Adams vowed to reopen the shuttered ICE office at Rikers Island following a closed-door meeting with President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan Thursday. Adams, in a statement ...
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NYC council set to pass two bills aimed at preventing sexual abuse on Rikers Island
The New York City Council was set Thursday to approve two bills to address sexual violence in city jails, following Gothamist ...