Four former and current guards at Rikers Island and a city Transit Authority track worker nicknamed “Heavy Pockets” were arrested for taking part in a $3 million check fraud scheme, according to the ...
New Yorkers trying to visit loved ones on Rikers Island are routinely forced to endure hours-long waits, inconsistent rules and poor communication from the Department of Correction, according to a ...
A correction officer was suspended for not properly checking a Rikers Island jail facility in the hours before a detainee’s death last month, according to a watchdog report obtained by Gothamist. The ...
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The Rikers Island deaths that exposed a broken system
For many years, the deaths that have occurred at Rikers Island have led people to question the conditions inside the jail and ...
THE BRONX — A former Rikers Island guard was convicted of felony charges after prosecutors said he planted a weapon inside the cell of a detainee he had recently beaten up. Dionisio Rosario, a 34-year ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York City's infamous jail Rikers Island houses nearly 7,000 detainees. Chefs, not inmates, do the cooking. And while they're ...
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