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NYC set to pay millions to settle Rikers Island lawsuit
New York City has agreed to pay a nearly 28-million-dollar legal settlement after a man tried to take his own life at Rikers Island and guards appeared to ignore him. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.
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I-Team: Jail video shows Rikers staff ignore prisoner as he hung himself in plain sight
Video obtained by the NBC New York I-Team shows Rikers Island correction officers failing to intervene — for nearly eight minutes — as an inmate hangs himself in their plain view. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports. (Video produced by NBC’s Linda Gaudino.)
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I-Team: Jail video shows Rikers staff ignore prisoner as he hung himself in plain sight
Video obtained by the NBC New York I-Team shows Rikers Island correction officers failing to intervene — for nearly eight minutes — as an inmate hangs himself in their plain view.
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New York City's mayor gets baptized in jail by Rev. Al Sharpton on Good Friday
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has received a jailhouse baptism from Rev. Al Sharpton. The ceremony on Friday came as part of a scheduled visit to the Rikers Island jail complex where Adams was expected to meet with detainees on the Christian holiday, Good Friday. Images from the event, provided by the mayor’s office, appear to show Adams interlocking...
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‘Worst' NYC landlord attacked upon arrival at Rikers, may have broken bones in face: source
A New York City landlord named the worst in the city by the Public Advocate’s office is at Rikers after allegedly failing to perform hundreds of court-ordered repairs on some Manhattan properties he owns.
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One-of-a-kind soccer program helps inmates on Rikers Island
On Rikers Island, a unique soccer program is giving inmates a new set of goals. Called the “Twinning Project,” it aims to serve participants well beyond their time behind bars. NBC New York’s Marc Santia has the exclusive story.
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Warrant issued for New York City's ‘worst landlord'
Authorities believe the landlord is out of state, but plan to work with law enforcement in California to take the man into custody. News 4’s Lynda Baquero reports.
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Man posing as transgender woman raped female prisoner at Rikers, lawsuit says
A former prisoner in the women’s jail on Rikers Island is suing New York City, alleging jail staff ignored her warnings in 2022 that a transgender woman housed among females was actually a man pretending to be a woman in order to prey on the opposite sex behind bars
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Man posing as transgender woman raped female prisoner at Rikers, lawsuit says
Chris Glorioso reports for NBC New York’s I-Team.
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NYC Council approves bill banning solitary confinement in city jails
Over the objections of Mayor Eric Adams, New York City lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday meant to ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails.
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Inside Rikers Island
Rikers Island has been plagued by violence for years and is now on the verge of a federal takeover. Myles Miller takes a look inside.
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Another person dies at Rikers as NYC votes on bill aimed to shorten jail stays
Another person in custody on Rikers Island was pronounced dead on Thursday, according to the New York City Department of Correction. This latest development brings the death toll at the troubled jail complex to nine this year, according to the New York Daily News. The Department of Correction has not released the name of the person who was discovered unresponsive…
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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.