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News Archive for "Rikers Island"

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DOC Failed to Conduct Fire Safety Inspections on Rikers for Over a Year

A recent fire safety audit proved, once again, that the Department of Correction is incapable of providing safe and humane living conditions.

Judge Will Consider Outside Control of Rikers

The Legal Aid Society has long argued that only an independent, empowered leader can reform the City's jails.

Federal Prosecutor Calls for Independent Leadership on Rikers

Damian Williams is echoing the position long held by The Legal Aid Society, that a receivership is necessary to address the humanitarian crisis in City jails.

New Report Details Dire Sanitation, Ventilation, and Fire Safety Issues on Rikers

Inspections conducted during the latest monitoring period recorded thousands of violations distributed across facilities at the notorious complex.

LAS Renews Call for Receivership of City Jails

The Legal Aid Society has long maintained that independent leadership with the authority to enact bold and swift change is necessary to end the humanitarian crisis on Rikers Island.

LAS Decries Abrupt End to Public Notifications of Deaths in Custody

The Department of Correction is no longer informing the public when a New Yorker in their custody dies, part of a continuing effort to hide the ongoing crisis in City jails.

Special Report: Violence on Rikers Island Continues

A new report from the federal monitor overseeing City jails details five “serious and disturbing incidents involving harm to incarcerated persons” over the past two weeks.

LAS: Proposed Budget Cut Will Make Rikers Island More Dangerous

Mayor Eric Adams' plan to cut civilian programs from City jails will only serve to further destabilize an already dire situation.

LAS: Monitor Report Reaffirms Need for Independent Leadership at City Jails

Despite claims of progress, the use of force continues against incarcerated New Yorkers and serious staffing issues plague the Department of Correction.

LAS: DOC is Failing to Properly Track New Yorkers at Rikers Intake

The Legal Aid Society has filed a contempt motion in response to the department's ongoing failure to reliably track and process people out of intake on Rikers Island within 24 hours.