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.
“Officers Barbosa Jr., Stanislaus and McQueen are shining examples of what it means to be a DOC hero,” the NYCDOC commissioner said, adding their training averted a tragedy
A lawyer argued the city should be held in contempt as Rikers Island is “more violent and less safe” than when reforms began in 2015
The April 6, 2023, blaze, which injured 15 Rikers Island jail staffers and five inmates, was set by a 30-year-old inmate with a history of starting jailhouse fires
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
A new use of force policy requires officers to use pepper spray first and avoid hitting inmates in the face
Nakia Gales and Herman Jiminian have been charged with assault, falsifying records and official misconduct
More than 1,000 hard-to-manage inmates ages 18 to 21 will be moved to a single Rikers Island facility by the end of the year
It was unclear how the unnamed 63-year-old Rikers Island jail complex inmate, who had underlying health conditions, contracted the disease
Norman Seabrook, head of COBA, urged Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Ponte to consider corrections officers and their safety while planning prison reform
Program is called Adolescents Striving for Change and is meant to instill a sense of responsibility and accountability in inmates
New York City officials will pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a Rikers Island inmate who was allegedly fatally beaten by jail officers
Consent decree will require installation of 8,000 cameras, retrain COs to reduce use of force, improve internal investigations and punish officers who use excessive force
Steve Martin of Austin, Texas, has been appointed as the federal monitor, pending approval by the court
Former Department of Correction Captain Terrence Pendergrass dabbed tears from his eyes after the sentence was announced
Authorities say Brian Coll bragged after learning the state declined to bring charges: “I beat the case.”
State law allows airport body scanners but not prison body scanners
Suit details reports of serial rape and sexual abuse by eight correctional officers at the all-female Rose M. Singer Center
Report compiled by the board stated that at least 80 percent of weapons found on Rikers Island were made of components already found in the jail
Corizon Health Inc., whose three-year, $126 million contract expires Dec. 31, received an overall rating of “fair” in 2014 for the second straight year
Says she was reprimanded for fighting off an inmate’s attack
Meatloaf served to 22 Rikers Island jail inmates was found to contain Brodifacoum, a compound commonly used as rat poison
Janine Martin, a probationary officer, was allegedly shot by her hubby, Capt. Brian Martin, 37, during a fight in December 2013
