Rikers Island - Wikipedia
Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco was a 27-year-old Afro-Latina transgender woman who died at Rikers Island, New York City's main jail complex, on June 7, 2019, in solitary confinement.
Department of Correction - NYC.gov
Completed in 1978, and named for DOC's second female commissioner, AMKC houses detained and sentenced male adults in a facility spread over 40 acres. AMKC is the largest facility on Rikers Island.
A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island - City & State New York
Dec 2, 2024 · According to the Daily News, four Rikers Island staffers were suspended in wake of Tavaras’ death, believed to be caused by a drug overdose – two of whom were correction officers accused of failing to act quickly enough to save him.
New York's infamous Rikers Island jail is to close - BBC
Oct 18, 2019 · Rikers Island, a New York jail notorious for the grim stories of cruelty and abuse that emerged from behind its walls, and for its infamous inmates - among them Tupac Shakur, Sid Vicious, and...
Judge finds New York City in contempt over jail conditions, moves ...
Nov 27, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Wednesday found New York City in contempt for failing to staunch violence and brutality at its jails, a scathing ruling that puts the troubled Rikers Island jail complex on the verge of a federal takeover.
With receivership looming, what could the future of Rikers look …
2 days ago · The jail complex on Rikers Island, which could soon be taken out of the city’s control and handed over to a court-appointed receiver. AP file photo by Seth Wenig. As a federal judge considers taking Rikers Island out of the city’s control and handing it to a court-appointed receiver, the Eagle is looking back at the history of the city’s ...
Judge directs NYC to develop plan for possible federal takeover of ...
Sep 26, 2024 · U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain stopped short of issuing a formal order handing the jail system over to federal authorities, but she said city officials should meet in the coming days with federal officials and inmate advocates to sketch out a potential path forward.
Closing Rikers Island: The Borough-Based Jails Plan - Rikers
We are closing Rikers Island. New York is leading a historic decarceration plan to close Rikers Island and replace it with a smaller network of safer modern jails. Community Board Meetings will be ongoing through design and construction.
About Rikers Island & the Borough-Based Jail System
About Rikers Island & the Borough-Based Jail System In October 2019, the former New York City Council passed, and former Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law, land use plans to create four modern jail facilities and permanently close the jails on Rikers Island.
Rikers Island Will Not Close by 2027 Deadline, N.Y.C. Official …
Mar 4, 2024 · A senior New York City official acknowledged on Monday that Rikers Island, one of the nation’s most notorious jails, would most likely not be closed by the legally mandated deadline of August...