Opinion: Rikers must end the inhumane treatment of New Yorkers with mental illness

Recent reports of the use of prolonged confinement and inadequate healthcare warrant an investigation by the Board of Correction.

• By Matt Kudish, NYN Media
• October 31, 2024

Direction of Rikers receivership could soon change if Eric Adams is out and Jumaane Williams takes over

Should the mayor no longer be in office before Nov. 12, the public advocate would be in charge and answering a judge’s order to outline what a receiver’s role will look like.

• By Kelly Grace Price
• October 2, 2024

Opinion: Is it possible to get the effort to close Rikers Island back on track?

The troubled jail’s closure has been cast adrift in a sea of half truths, bad ideas and polarized debate.

• By Greg Berman
• April 13, 2024

Living a testament to humane, criminal justice reform efforts

An interview with Stanley Richards, a formerly incarcerated man of color now leading the Fortune Society.

• By Phenix Kim, NYN Media
• February 10, 2024

Advocates and local elected officials launch countdown to close Rikers

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration was called on to comply with a legal mandate of closing the troubled jail complex in 2027.

• By Angelique Molina-Mangaroo, NYN Media
• August 31, 2023

What would receivership look like for Rikers Island?

Here are the options a judge has for stripping New York City of its control of the dysfunctional jail complex.

• By Sahalie Donaldson
• August 19, 2023

After PR stunts, damning reports and a new lawsuit, judge sets stage for potential federal takeover of Rikers next year

Federal judge Laura Taylor Swain is losing patience with the city Department of Correction, which has now come under fire from the court-appointed federal monitor, Legal Aid Society, federal prosecutors, city comptroller and Board of Correction.

• By Kelly Grace Price
• August 14, 2023

Opinion: Eric Adams has failed. It’s time for a federal receiver to take over at Rikers

Receivership is the only way to improve conditions and save lives at the troubled jail complex

• By gabriel sayegh
• July 31, 2023

More people have died in New York City jails than previously known

Since 2014, at least 120 people held in city jails have died while in custody or shortly after being released on medical grounds – but some of those deaths have gone unreported.

• By Kelly Grace Price
• July 24, 2023

Here's how parents are really treated on Rikers

Unable to exercise their parental rights, incarcerated fathers and mothers can often feel isolated from their children.

• By Sahalie Donaldson
• July 24, 2023

Opinion: Jails cannot fix our mental health care crisis

Here’s a list of proven solutions that offer more effective results through community-based resources

• By Samra Brouk and Matthew Shapiro, NYN Media
• June 21, 2023

Opinion: More people will die at Rikers if Hochul rolls back bail reform

We are family members of people who died at Rikers. If Rikers had killed white people, the governor would close it, not condemn more people there.

• By Tamara Carter, Lezandre Khadu and Amariliz Torres
• April 8, 2023

Leader of NYC jails oversight board resigning in protest

• By NYN Media
• February 10, 2023

Opinion: NYC’s nightmarish plan to prohibit physical mail in jails should be abandoned

A move to digitize this correspondence has proved in the past to dramatically undermine the expressive and privacy rights of both incarcerated and unincarcerated people.

• By Stephanie Krent, NYN Media
• January 9, 2023

New York City electeds say conditions at Rikers are improving despite 12 deaths this year

Officials made yet another visit to the troubled jail complex this year amid threats of a federal takeover, noting it’s unlikely to close as planned by 2027.

• By Sara Dorn, NYN Media
• August 30, 2022

The removal of women and gender-expansive people from Rikers Island takes on a new urgency

After 11 deaths at the city jail, the population’s exit from the Rose M. Singer Center needs to be prioritized.

• By Jennifer Jones Austin and Vincent Schiraldi, NYN Media
• August 10, 2022

Is New York City ready to implement Raise the Age?

Unanswered questions seem to jeopardize New York City's ability to meet the Oct. 1 deadline for implementing Raise the Age legislation. The city must remove youthful offenders from Rikers Island and move juvenile offenders to age-appropriate juvenile delinquent facilities.

• By David Gentile
• April 25, 2018