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NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams on fed takeover of Rikers Island: "We've got to try something new"
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy spoke with Marcia Kramer on this week's episode ...
Deputy Mayor of NYC on Rikers Island and planned ICE office
First Deputy Mayor of New York City, Randy Mastro, joins Pix and Politics to talk about Rikers Island and the city losing control. A Federal Judge is giving it to an ...
A federal takeover of Rikers Island jails is long overdue — and shouldn’t be delayed
Calling the conditions at Rikers Island “dangerous and unsafe,” federal Judge Laura Swain finally cleared the way for an ...
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Deadline extended for former detainees to get their piece of $92.5 million Rikers settlement
Immigrants living in New York who were unlawfully held on Rikers Island because federal immigration agents asked the city to ...
The Court-Ordered Takeover of Rikers Shows the Crisis in American Prisons and Jails
A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment ...
Federal judge seizes control of Rikers Island from NYC
A federal judge in New York has taken the extraordinary step of seizing control of the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail ...
Judge strips NYC of full authority over Rikers Island, citing ‘unprecedented’ violence
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex ...