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NYC ‘floating jail' meant to offer temporary fix closing after 30 years
After more than three decades, New York City’s “floating jail” in the East River is finally set to close. The Department of Correction says the Vernon C. Bain Center will close in October. Close to 500 people in custody and 200 correction officers will be moved off “the boat” and into jails on Rikers Island and other facilities. “The reason...
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Judge to hear arguments on potential takeover of troubled Rikers Island
The Democratic mayor has fiercely resisted the notion of an outside intervention and touted his administration’s efforts to reduce slashing and staff absenteeism.
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NYC correction commissioner addresses future of Rikers Island
News 4’s Myles Miller reports.
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Feds seek takeover of NYC's trouble Rikers Island jail complex
A federal prosecutor says his office will seek to have control of New York City’s trouble-plagued Rikers Island jail complex taken away from Mayor Eric Adam’s administration in favor of a court-appointed outside authority.
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NYC should be held in contempt over Rikers Island conditions, federal monitor says
Advocates for detainees have long believed a federal receivership is necessary to stem the violence on Rikers Island, where 19 people died last year, the highest number in a quarter of a century.
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Federal Rikers Island monitor wants NYC held in contempt
A court-appointed monitor is urging a judge to begin contempt proceedings against New York City over conditions at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, setting the stage for a potential federal takeover of the jail system in the nation’s most populous city.
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Rikers Island, facing possible federal takeover, found violating safety standards
Facing the looming prospect of a federal takeover, New York City’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex is failing to meet a court-ordered requirement to properly clean and maintain its facilities, according to a new report issued by a federal monitor. In a progress report released Thursday, the monitor described a decrepit jail complex where detainees are forced to live...
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Inside the new training program for Rikers Island correction officers
News 4’s Myles Miller has an exclusive look at the new training program for Rikers Island correction officers.
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Federal takeover of notorious Rikers Island jail back on table after continued violence
A federal judge will once again consider a court takeover of New York City’s troubled jail system. The move follows reporting by a federal monitor that found the leadership of Rikers Island has repeatedly sought to suppress information about detainee deaths and injuries.
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20 Hurt When Inmate Sets Fire at NYC's Rikers Island Jail
The fire department says 15 of the injured were taken to hospitals for treatment, while the other five declined medical attention.
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Rikers Island Reports Year's First Inmate Death, a 65-Year-Old in Custody Since August
A 65-year-old man being detained at Rikers Island has died, the New York City Department of Correction said. Marvin Pines was pronounced dead around 6:15 a.m. Saturday in the North Infirmary Command, the DOC said in a press release. The man’s cause of death is under investigation and will be determined by the medical examiner. Pines was placed into...
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NYC Condo Owner Sent to Rikers Three Times in ‘Nightmare' Property Fight
A New York City condo owner was sent to Rikers three times for a total of six months over a property dispute. Now he’s telling his story to NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace.
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He Spent 181 Days at Rikers Over NYC Condo Addition — and May Go Back If It Isn't Torn Down
A New York City financial trader spent a total of 181 days behind bars at Rikers Island — not for a crime, but rather for “willfully failing” to obey a court order connected to a property dispute
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NYC Man Reportedly Jailed for Shoplifting Perfume Dies at Rikers Island
A 39-year-old man sent to Rikers Island for reportedly stealing perfume from a popular beauty chain store died Sunday from a suspected overdose. Edgardo Mejias became the 19th detainee to die in the troubled jail system when officials found the man unresponsive in the Anna M. Kross Center. He was declared dead at approximately 5 p.m., the Department of Correction…
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Why Advocates Are Demanding NYC to Close Rikers Island
Dyjuan Tatro was incarcerated in a New York state prison for 12 years and he says the system was designed to marginalize him and punish him, not rehabilitate, and that’s one of the many reasons why he and other advocates say Rikers Island need to shut down. NBC New York’s Kay Angrum reports.
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El Minuto 11/3 Spanish Edition
Al menos 20 personas fueron arrestados en un masivo operativo sobre la plaga de robos de convertidores catalíticos en el área triestatal de Nueva York.
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El Minuto 11/3 English Edition
Federal agents raided the New Jersey mansion of a businessman allegedly involved in a nationwide stolen catalytic converter ring that brought in millions of dollars.
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Rikers Island Corection Officer Stabbed by Inmate
The officer was stabbed 15 times, according to officials, by an inmate who is accused of fatally shooting his pregnant girlfriend in 2021.
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Inmate Stabs Rikers Correction Officer 15 Times in ‘Callous' Attack: Officials
An accused killer behind bars at Rikers Island is set to face new charges after repeatedly stabbing a correction officer in a brutal attack, according to officials.
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Latest Rikers Island Death Surpasses 2021 Total at Embattled NYC Jail
A seventeenth person has reportedly died on the Rikers Island jail complex this year — surpassing the number of in-custody deaths the New York City’s Department of Correction saw in 2021. Erick Tavira, 28, died Saturday while in custody at the George R. Vierno Center, the city reported. His cause of death will be determined by the city’s medical examiner….