Rikers Correctional Facility
Rikers Correctional Facility, one of the largest and most well-known jails in the United States, significantly impacts the correctional landscape. This directory offers articles and resources on the facility’s history, challenges, reforms, and broader implications for the correctional system. Understanding the complexities of Rikers is crucial for those studying or working in corrections. For related topics, explore our section on Correctional Facilities.
Investigators say correction officers blocked care for a sick woman on six separate occasions, leading to her death from organ failure
The judge found the NYC DOC failed to comply with 18 separate provisions of court orders pertaining to security, staffing, use of force and the safety of young detainees
On average, just 11 of the 71 items, or 15%, that had tested positive for fentanyl in the field tests also tested positive in the lab, a Department of Investigation report states
COBA President Elias Husamudeen discusses how COVID-19 has impacted staff and inmates at Rikers Island
In the last week, 17 correctional employees and 21 people in custody at Rikers and city jails had tested positive for the coronavirus
Officials say the closures will occur by early 2020, will not cause layoffs
The jail will be replaced with four modern, smaller jails closer to the city’s main courthouses
City council members will vote on a plan to close the complex, replace it with four smaller jails
The new facilities would offer COs better views of detainees, among other improvements
The violence comes in the wake of a heated citywide debate on punitive segregation
Rikers is expected to close in 2026 after the city constructs borough-based jails and moves inmates off the island
The City Planning Commission has begun the approvals process for a proposal to replace Rikers with smaller borough-based facilities
What’s next for the famous prison when it closes in 2027?
The inmates refused to go into their cells after the slashing of a high-profile inmate last week
“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
The city plans to return to its earlier plan to expand its existing lower Manhattan jail, the Manhattan Detention Complex
CO John Peloso needed at least five staples to close the wound he received while responding to an inmate disruption
Inmate Rickeem Parker triggered the altercation after he “became aggressive” and threw a desk to the floor
The city hopes to shut down Rikers Island in phases over the next 10 years, but still faces costly renovations
The 33-year-old woman alleged in her suit filed in Manhattan Federal Court that the abuse began in September 2015
The jury agreed with prosecutors that Norman Seabrook accepted $60,000 in cash bribes in 2014 to funnel $20 million in union funds to a hedge fund
The announcement comes six months after officials decided to shut down Rikers by 2027
The officer is the sixth seriously injured by an inmate attack over the past several weeks
A trio of corrections unions argue that their members aren’t trained to handle youthful offenders
Union officials and inmate advocates both agree that the city needs to do more to end the violence
The inmates in the unit get daily drug treatment counseling and an array of programs and art activities like acting lessons and a poetry slam
An accused murderer threw hot water at the CO and also punched him in the face
Union officials blamed Mayor de Blasio for not keeping the corrections officer safe
The Rikers Island jail complex will close by 2027 under an agreement reached between Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council leaders
The call comes after a correction officer’s spine was fractured by inmates at Rikers
The city’s Board of Correction has been repeatedly criticized as too inmate-friendly by the union representing COs
“We didn’t want him to have this job,” said the officer’s aunt
The violent attack occurred inside the department’s much-touted specialized unit for younger inmates who act out
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