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Deadline extended for former detainees to get their piece of $92.5 million Rikers settlement
Immigrants living in New York who were unlawfully held on Rikers Island because federal immigration agents asked the city to ...
PIX on Politics Daily: Rikers Island
Dan Mannarino speaks with New York City Council Member, Sandy Nurse, about the city no longer fully controlling its jail ...
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Court Orders Sweeping Reforms for NYC's Rikers Island as U.S. Attorney Welcomes Oversight
Court mandates reform for NYC's Rikers Island and appoints a remediation manager to address the jail's issues.
The Court-Ordered Takeover of Rikers Shows the Crisis in American Prisons and Jails
A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment ...
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A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...
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Advocates urge court to block ICE’s return to Rikers Island
The implementation of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration’s executive order allowing federal immigration agents to re-establish ...