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 ...
Adams meets with Trump border czar, agrees to let ICE onto Rikers Island
After meeting with the White House border czar on Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams says he agreed to allow ICE agents onto Rikers ...
Inside a Rikers Island Kitchen, Dull Knives and Critical Jobs
As New York City’s troubled jail complex tries to improve its food, the people who cook there see a higher mission.
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A New Documentary Traces How a Faith Ringgold Mural at Rikers Island Helped Women Break Free
Faith Ringgold painted a vibrant mural at the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island. A few years later, it was ...
NYC mayor to allow immigration officials to operate at Rikers jail after Trump border czar meeting
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will allow federal immigration officials to operate at the city’s Rikers Island jail ...
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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 ...
NYC jail watchdog group warns new Rikers high-security unit is ‘keg of dynamite’
The Department of Correction took heat from an oversight board for quietly creating a new Rikers high-security unit that may ...
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City Council asks judge to protect their power over Rikers ahead of receivership ruling
If a federal judge follows through with her threat to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, she should make sure ...