How Brutal Beatings on Rikers Island Were Hidden From Public View
In December, Mr. Eltahan, 41, was transferred to a nursing home in Far Rockaway. He developed sores on his body […]
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A Look Inside Rikers: ‘Fight Night’ and Gang Rule, Captured on Video
The men had gotten along on Rikers Island, had even been friendly, but now they were face to face inside
Hundreds at Rikers Protest Conditions, Citing Covid and the Cold
Last year was the deadliest in New York City’s jails since 2013, with 16 people dying after being held in
Behind the Violence at Rikers, Decades of Mismanagement and Dysfunction
The leaders of the New York City Department of Correction had already lost control over Rikers Island this fall when