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Wrongful arrest? Lawsuit charges that city’s Correction Department cuffed public defender on Rikers Island over ...
The Villager 16 Jun 2026
A jail on Rikers Island ... Public defender’s arrest caused client on Rikers Island more problems, suit alleges.
Forgery, ID theft suspect extradited to Newtown from Rikers Island, police say
News Times 15 Jun 2026
Newtown police say Raynor is charged with two counts of first-degree forgery, one count of third-degree identity theft and criminal attempt at third-degree larceny ... .
NYC lawyer wrongfully arrested for contraband drugs defamed by Rikers Island union, lawsuit says
The Brunswick News 12 Jun 2026
NEW YORK — A public defender lawyer arrested on Rikers Island and turned into the poster child for drug smuggling is suing the correction officers union and its president — after the supposedly pot-laced papers he brought into the jail ... .
Rikers Island DOC captain dubbed ‘Terror of the Tombs’ arrested for extortion, wage fraud to ...
AM New York 11 Jun 2026
A Rikers Island NYC Department of Correction (DOC) captain was indicted for extortion and federal program funds theft, federal authorities from the U.S ... at Rikers Island, but investigators allege she showed up at the casino around 2.34 p.m.
‘The whole of New York is stressed right now’: how Knicks finals fever reached Rikers Island
The Guardian 05 Jun 2026
... a housing unit deep inside the George R Vierno Center, an 850-bed jail and one of eight active facilities on New York’s Rikers Island ... An exterior view of the Rikers Island jail complex on 3 June 2026.
Second Rikers Island Correction Officer Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements To Obtain Workers’ Compensation Benefits (United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York)
Public Technologies 01 Jun 2026
Liman to making false statements relating to healthcare matters in connection with use of force incidents that took place within Rikers Island ... officer and was assigned to work at Rikers Island.
Alleged NYC package thief dies in custody on Riker’s Island, marking second death at notorious ...
New York Post 20 May 2026
An alleged package thief died in custody on Riker’s Island Tuesday – less than a day after a woman housed in a different facility within the notorious jail complex suffered a fatal medical episode, officials said.
Two deaths in 24 hours: Rikers Island sees another inmate die from reported medical emergency
The Villager 19 May 2026
Another person has died while in custody on Rikers Island on Tuesday, nearly exactly 24 hours after the last in-custody death on the penal island ... Singer Center on Rikers Island ... The state of Rikers ...
Woman jailed on Rikers Island is third inmate to die of medical emergency there this year
AM New York 18 May 2026
Another Rikers Island inmate died while in custody from a reported medical emergency on Monday ... Singer Center on Rikers Island ... Ramkellawan is the third Rikers Island inmate to die in custody this year.
Rikers Island deaths: City pays more than $5M to settle suits over methadone overdose-related fatalities
The Villager 06 May 2026
New York City has paid more than $5 million over the past few weeks to settle two suits alleging the city is responsible for the deaths of two men who overdosed on methadone while incarcerated on Rikers Island.
New Brooklyn Jail Reaches the Top, in Latest Step Toward Closing Rikers Island (New York City Department of Design and Construction)
Public Technologies 23 Apr 2026
) New Brooklyn Jail Reaches the Top, in Latest Step Toward Closing Rikers Island ... This milestone represents the second major step toward closing the jails on Rikers Island in recent weeks.
City Council committee visit to Rikers Island focuses on treatment of incarcerated moms at troubled facility
The Villager 21 Apr 2026
Members of the New York City Council’s Committee on Criminal Justice spent Monday morning touring Rikers Island to get a first-hand look at the conditions in the infamous and ill-fated corrections facility.
Twin Brothers Sentenced in Connection to Sunset Park Murder Tied to Rikers Island Conspiracy (Kings County (Brooklyn) District Attorney's Office)
Public Technologies 17 Apr 2026
Tied to Rikers Island Conspiracy ... man in a Sunset Park apartment building lobby, a killing that stemmed from a conspiracy that began while one of the defendants was incarcerated on Rikers Island.
Editorial | Rikers Island closure plan becomes an island of uncertainty
The Villager 09 Apr 2026
A little more than a year from now, New York City is obligated by its own law, enacted in 2019, to close Rikers Island ... The population of Rikers Island also went up during the Adams years as the city cracked down on a post-pandemic crime surge.
Mayor Mamdani Announces Opening of First-of-its-Kind Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit as Part of Plan to Close Rikers Island (New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation)
Public Technologies 07 Apr 2026
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