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News Archive for "Rikers Island"

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LAS Decries Mayor’s Backtrack on Solitary Confinement Reform

A new executive order delays critically needed reforms and also rolls back previous protections, reports THE CITY.

LAS: City Has Consistently Violated Court Order on Conditions in City Jails

The City has failed to provide legally manded ventilation-related data, which is of critical importance as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, according to the New York Daily News.

Advocates Rally Against Upstate Transfer of TGNCNBI New Yorkers

The Legal Aid Society joined protesters who are demanding the Governor and Mayor reconsider an ill-convinced plan to move people from Rikers to facilities outside of the City, reports News 12 Bronx.

TGNCNBI Task Force Demands Full Stop on Planned Transfers From Rikers

The City Council appointed group of advocates opposes the proposed upstate transfers and is calling for immediate decarceration, as reported by The Nation.

LAS Mourns Passing of Client Anthony Scott

Mr. Scott is at least the fourteenth person to die this year due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in City jails, according to The New York Times.

Women, Transgender New Yorkers Protest Transfers to Upstate Prisons

Over 70 incarcerated individuals signed a petition condemning a plan to transfer them from Rikers Island to facilities outside of the City, as reported by NBC 4 New York.

Federal Monitor: Conditions on Rikers Island Remain Grave

The Department of Corrections has failed to correct the dangerous conditions that led to an emergency order to address the humanitarian crisis in City jails, as reported by the PIX 11 News.

LAS Decries Move to Transfer Detained Women Out of New York City

Approximately 230 incarcerated women will be transferred from Rikers Island to the Bedford Hill and Taconic Correctional Facilities, both of which are located 40 miles north of the City, according to Spectrum News.

Public Defenders: Courts Must Take Responsibility for Rikers Crisis

Defenders across the five boroughs are calling on judges and district attorneys to use their power to prevent New Yorkers from winding up in City jails unnecessarily, as reported by The New Yorker.

Advocates: Prosecutors, Judges are Driving the Rikers Crisis

Politicians and public defenders are calling on district attorneys and judges to stop requesting and setting bail while the crisis in City jails continues, reports the New York Post.