Rikers Correctional Facility

Rikers gang attacks injure at least 11 NYC corrections officers

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One ambush gave four Rikers Island correction officers broken bones, cracked ribs and bruised eyes

The impact of COVID-19 on Rikers Island

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COBA President Elias Husamudeen discusses how COVID-19 has impacted staff and inmates at Rikers Island

How to build a layered contraband detection strategy and why it matters (eBook)

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Smiths Detection

Multiple screening steps and checkpoints, combined with varied screening technology, will help thwart smuggling into your facility to keep officers and inmates safer

38 positive for coronavirus in NYC jails, including Rikers

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In the last week, 17 correctional employees and 21 people in custody at Rikers and city jails had tested positive for the coronavirus

NYC to close 2 jails as part of plan to close Rikers Island

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Officials say the closures will occur by early 2020, will not cause layoffs

NYC city council approves plan to close Rikers jail complex by 2026

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The jail will be replaced with four modern, smaller jails closer to the city's main courthouses

NYC prepared to close Rikers jail complex by 2026

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City council members will vote on a plan to close the complex, replace it with four smaller jails

Officials: Plan to replace Rikers needs more 'concrete' details

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The new facilities would offer COs better views of detainees, among other improvements

CO hospitalized after inmate assault on Rikers Island

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The violence comes in the wake of a heated citywide debate on punitive segregation

Mayor: Real estate development on Rikers 'not on the table' after closure

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Rikers is expected to close in 2026 after the city constructs borough-based jails and moves inmates off the island

Plans to close Rikers Island and open borough-based jails underway

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The City Planning Commission has begun the approvals process for a proposal to replace Rikers with smaller borough-based facilities

Officials consider solar farm, wastewater treatment plant for Rikers Island's future

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What's next for the famous prison when it closes in 2027?

Video: Rikers COs use pepper spray to take down 10 inmates during fight

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The inmates refused to go into their cells after the slashing of a high-profile inmate last week

29 gang members responsible for Rikers violence, drug smuggling charged

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“This case illustrates the ongoing fight to dismantle the brutal criminal network, which has its hub in Rikers Island, and shows how dangerous this battle can be for our law enforcement officers,” said Bronx DA Darcel Clark