THE INMATES ARE IN CONTROL’: DOC COMMISSIONER CONFIRMS REPORT ON RIKERS CRISIS
NEW YORK — A day after a federal report described “dangerous” and “gravely concerning” conditions at Rikers Island, Department of Correction Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi told PIX11 News’ Dan Mannarino the […]
FEDERAL MONITOR: JAILS TEEMING WITH ‘DISORDER AND CHAOS’
A “pervasive high level of disorder and chaos” is plaguing city jails, according to a Federal watchdog. In a status report addressed to a U.S. District Judge, Steve Martin, the […]
NYC CORRECTION OFFICER FRACTURES SKULL IN VIOLENT ATTACK BY INMATE ON RIKERS ISLAND
A New York City correction officer was hospitalized with a fractured skull after a violent attack by an inmate on Rikers Island on Monday. The officer was assaulted just after […]
6,500 ACCUSED FELONS GO SCOT-FREE AS NYC DAS DECLINE TO PROSECUTE
District attorneys across the Big Apple last year declined to prosecute accused felons at nearly twice the rate of 2019 — letting more than 6,500 suspects off the hook, The […]
NYC MAYOR DE BLASIO ‘CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT’ FOR DANGEROUS RIKERS ISLAND CONDITIONS, CORRECTIONS UNION BOSS SAYS
Conditions for correction officers guarding inmates on New York City’s notorious Rikers Island have deteriorated so significantly over the past year – and have allegedly left personnel understaffed, overworked and vulnerable – that it […]
YES, NYC’S RIKERS ISLAND IS AWFUL, BUT MAYOR DE BLASIO HAS FEW SOLUTIONS
Mayor de Blasio on Wednesday acknowledged the developing crisis on Rikers Island, but that’s about it. “These are serious problems that need to be be addressed,” the mayor said. “The […]
HELL ON RIKERS ISLAND — BUT DE BLASIO DOESN’T CARE
Hell has broken loose in city jails on Rikers Island as inmates run wild and guards fear for their lives. It’s another massive fail by Mayor Bill de Blasio and […]
OUT-OF-THEIR-MIND POLICY AT OUT-OF-SIGHT AGENCY
About an hour into the rally by jail-officer unions just outside the Hazen Street Bridge to Rikers Island Aug. 16, Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association President Benny Boscio accused the de […]
AN ‘ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY’ ON RIKERS ISLAND AS VIOLENCE INCREASES
A detainee was stabbed. A correction officer was slashed. And another person imprisoned on Rikers Island had scalding water thrown on him, causing second-degree burns all over his body. Those […]
DE BLASIO TOUTS END OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN NYC JAILS
Making his announcement on national television Wednesday, Mayor de Blasio will end solitary confinement at Rikers Island this fall — as part of a broader plan to change the way […]