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News Archive for "Rikers Island"

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LAS: Mayor’s Refusal to Decarcerate Will Cost Lives

Despite pleas from advocates, elected officials, and the Board of Correction the Mayor refuses to remove New Yorkers from a dire situation on Rikers Island, as reported by POLITICO.

Rikers Emergency Disrupting New Yorkers’ Access to Due Process

A mass wave of staff absenteeism by Department of Correction employees is causing individuals detained on Rikers Island to miss critical court appearances, reports the Queens Daily Eagle.

LAS Decries Mayor’s Insufficient Emergency Rikers Relief Plan

The Mayor's new plan includes no effort to decarcerate, although his own policy would allow him to do so substantially, as reported by AMNY.

Lawmakers Join Call to Immediately Decarcerate Rikers Island

After a tour of the facility, elected officials described a jail in deadly disarray and joined New York's defender organizations in their demands to address the unfolding crisis, reports Reuters.

Elected Officials to Tour Rikers Despite City Pushback

Lawmakers are alarmed over the humanitarian crisis unfolding in City jails, where at least ten individuals have died this year, according to the New York Daily News.

Crisis on Rikers: Tenth New Yorker Dies in Custody

Esias Johnson, a 24-year-old client of The Legal Aid Society, is the tenth person to die in DOC custody in 2021, as reported by CBS 2 New York.

NYC Defenders Decry Another Senseless Death on Rikers Island

Segundo Guallpa is the most recent casualty in an increasingly dangerous situation tied to a mass wave of absenteeism by Department of Correction employees, as reported by the Queens Daily Eagle.

NYC Defenders Demand Action on Humanitarian Crisis in City Jails

A mass wave of staff absenteeism and surging COVID-19 are both major factors contributing to an extraordinarily dangerous situation, according to the Queens Daily Eagle.

City Jails Facing Catastrophic Conditions, Extreme Violence

“Every person they send to jail is at great risk of harm and death,” a member of the independent body that monitors the system tells The New York Times.

Death on Rikers a Grim Reminder of Inhumane Conditions at City Jails

The Legal Aid Society is mourning the senseless death of Brandon Rodriguez, who was detained on Rikers Island, as reported by Gothamist.