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An aerial look at the sprawling jail complex on Rikers Island.

Jails

Federal Judge Pushes for Receiver Takeover of Rikers Island

Nov. 27, 2024, 11:10 a.m.Nov. 27, 2024, 1:52 p.m.

All the parties in the decade-old 'Nunez case' must now decide on the parameters and qualifications of a third-party overseer.

A so-called punitive segregation unit inside the George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island.

Criminal Justice

Rikers Officials Never Took Basic Steps to Comply With Solitary Ban

July 29, 2024, 5:08 p.m.July 31, 2024, 12:29 p.m.

While the ban had been set to go into effect Sunday before Adams’ last-minute emergency order, the Correction Department hadn’t set aside “de-escalation cells” or hired additional staff.

Public Housing

Five Years Later, Still ‘A Long Way to Go’ on NYCHA Agreement With Feds

Feb. 2, 2024, 4:59 a.m.Feb. 1, 2024, 8:17 p.m.

Meaningful change on mold, elevator and lead paint remains elusive years after a surprise de Blasio-Trump agreement to install an independent monitor to oversee public housing repairs.

Rikers Island

Medical Examiner Shows Key Information Missing From Rikers Report on 7th Death This Year

Aug. 23, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 23, 2023, 11:45 a.m.

The medical examiner ruled Curtis Davis’ death a suicide by hanging, despite the initial internal report that said he was found unconscious on the floor.

Rikers Island

Judge Says ‘Transformative Change’ Needed, Laying Groundwork for a Possible Rikers Takeover

Aug. 10, 2023, 7:13 p.m.Aug. 10, 2023, 7:13 p.m.

The fight for control of city lockups will play out in court over the next few months.

Board of Correction

Correction Department Stops Sharing Timesheet Data with Oversight Board

July 18, 2023, 6:48 p.m.July 19, 2023, 11:25 a.m.

How many officers are working double or triple shifts? Without the data, the Board of Correction won’t be able to tell, a member says.

Federal Monitor

Rikers Jail Monitor Pushes for Contempt Order Over ‘Pervasive Dysfunction’

July 10, 2023, 4:49 p.m.July 10, 2023, 4:49 p.m.

Appointed to help improve conditions at Rikers, the federal monitor asks a federal judge to further remove jail management from city officials.

Rikers Island

Federal Judge Opens Door to Rikers Receivership Proposals

June 13, 2023, 5:14 p.m.June 13, 2023, 5:14 p.m.

A court battle over whether control of city jails should be transferred to a federal overseer will begin this summer, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Tuesday.

Federal Monitor

Federal Monitor Blasts Department of Correction Commissioner Over Incidents in Jails

June 12, 2023, 6:52 p.m.June 12, 2023, 6:58 p.m.

The monitor decries explanations that just don’t add up about one detainee severely injured and another one dead.

NYCHA

NYCHA Tells Feds Housing Fixes Delayed by Massive Shortfall in Rent Collection

Nov. 29, 2022, 9:47 p.m.Dec. 1, 2022, 12:16 p.m.

A court-ordered timeline for fixing boilers and elevators and eliminating toxins and pests is imperiled by a gigantic deficit in rental revenue, says the housing authority.

Federal Monitor

Federal Judge Pushes for Receiver Takeover of Rikers Island

Rikers Officials Never Took Basic Steps to Comply With Solitary Ban

Five Years Later, Still ‘A Long Way to Go’ on NYCHA Agreement With Feds

Medical Examiner Shows Key Information Missing From Rikers Report on 7th Death This Year

Judge Says ‘Transformative Change’ Needed, Laying Groundwork for a Possible Rikers Takeover

Correction Department Stops Sharing Timesheet Data with Oversight Board

Rikers Jail Monitor Pushes for Contempt Order Over ‘Pervasive Dysfunction’

Federal Judge Opens Door to Rikers Receivership Proposals

Federal Monitor Blasts Department of Correction Commissioner Over Incidents in Jails

NYCHA Tells Feds Housing Fixes Delayed by Massive Shortfall in Rent Collection

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