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.
The CO planted a sharpened 4.5-inch piece of plexiglass in an inmate’s cell, then filed four false reports, the DA said
New York City’s mayor-elect says jailing people for homelessness and mental illness is unsustainable — and closing Rikers is key to building a safer city
The three uniformed staffers were suspended after a 29-year-old inmate was found unconscious and unresponsive in a cell at the George R. Vierno Center
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
An expert says there’s a long way to go in achieving the mayor’s goal of shuttering the violence-plagued complex
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the closure is a step in their plan to “better serve people in custody”
Joseph Cannon is already facing charges in four attacks on corrections officers
The move would take juveniles out of Rikers for the first time since 1932
Officer was left with second and third degree burns after inmates splashed him with cleaning chemicals
Injured Officer Raymond Calderon will talk about the attack at an event calling for the City Council and the Department of Correction to make changes and delay implementation of Use of Force Guidelines on Rikers Island
Two teenage inmates have been charged with using a sharp object to slash an officer in the face so severely he required 22 stitches
Richard Gonzalez was being held on misdemeanor criminal trespass and drug possession charges
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said an autopsy found Brian Coll kicked inmate Ronald Spear repeatedly in the head resulting in his death
A New York City correction officer on Rikers Island has been arrested after prosecutors said he stood idly by, sipping a cup of coffee, as an inmate had a fatal seizure
Angelo Martinez was arrested Wednesday after he was stopped during a routine screening at one of the jails that make up the Rikers complex
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