Rikers Island

A 25-year-old man has died on Rikers Island, the fourth inmate to die in custody since the start of the year inside the New York City jail.

A 25-year-old man has died on Rikers Island, the fourth inmate to die in custody since the start of the year inside the New York City jail. An investigation has launched into the death of Dashawn Carter, who died shortly after 5 p.m. at the Anna M. Kross Center, according to the Department of Corrections. Carter had been at the…

Meaningful changes could be implemented within days at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, the head of New York City’s jails told a federal judge Tuesday.

A federal judge has ordered the head of New York City’s jails to appear at an upcoming status conference on conditions at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex

The woman accused of shoving a beloved Broadway voice coach who later died will soon be out of jail. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

Violence continues at Rikers Island as staffing shortages still persist, and on Wednesday a contentious hearing was held at City Hall to help determine the future of the facility. The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reports.

Two years into New York’s bold quest to eliminate pretrial incarceration for most crimes, state officials are considering abandoning some reforms amid public pressure to curb rising violence

An inmate at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex has died

An inmate at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex has died

One jail officer stands accused of being AWOL for 170 shifts in nine months between September of 2020 and June of 2021, while another is accused of using 197 sick days in a single year. A staff member assigned to one of the infirmaries on Rikers Island is accused of calling in sick 325 days in just over 2 and a half years.

NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.

In his first trip to the state’s capital as NYC mayor, Eric Adams was unable to make any significant headway when it comes to tightening the state’s bail laws or any other changes he has been calling for. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

The Correction Commissioner said that COVID positivity rates at Rikers are nearly doubling overnight, as most remain unvaccinated still, leading some to call for many of those being held there to be released. NBC New York’s Myles Miller.

The COVID positivity rate at Rikers is skyrocketing and hit 17% on Tuesday, the jails commissioner said, imploring legal aid groups to push harder to get inmates released. But the union for correction officers blasted the commissioner, saying it was his fault for enforcing a vaccine mandate on officers, but not on inmates or visitors. Vincent Schiraldi, the commissioner of…

Eric Adams says he’s the next mayor of New York City whether the also newly-elected council members “like it or not.” One the same day the mayor-elect scrapped his inauguration ceremony due to rising COVID-19 cases, Adams had a few choice words bout his colleagues to-be who signed a letter Tuesday criticizing his plans to put violent inmates on...

The 61-year-old says the new councilmembers have no right to question him on public safety matters because the former NYPD captain wore bulletproof vests for 22 years. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

The number of deaths among individuals in custody at Rikers Island continues to climb as another inmate at the jail complex passed away Tuesday night. This latest death marks the 14th death of someone in custody this year. Another two individuals passed away after receiving compassionate release. William Brown, 55, was in custody at the Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC)…

A New York City jail inmate died Friday at a hospital after experiencing a medical issue, the city’s Department of Correction said. It is the 15th death of a city inmate this year, tying the total for 2016. Malcolm Boatwright, 28, was taken from the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan on Thursday and was pronounced...

The vaccination rate for New York City correction workers is the lowest for any agency — and hundreds could be suspended for failure to comply.

As deadline day approaches for NYC correction workers to get vaccinated, the city doled out more second shots to children as omicron fears continue.NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.