Rikers Island News 2025

Rikers Island News 2025. An Unanswered Call for Help at Rikers Island The New York Times Now, two days after the commission charged with creating the original closure plan issued an updated proposal, Adams appears to have decided to neglect that one, as well. The Department of Correction is also the target of lawsuits about the denial of medical care to detainees and the decrepit conditions of the buildings at Rikers Island, which is in the East River near LaGuardia Airport

A woman died in custody on Rikers Island early Thursday, the city's Department of Correction said, making her the fourth detainee to die at the jail complex so far this year According to the Daily News, four Rikers Island staffers were suspended in wake of Tavaras' death, believed to be caused by a drug overdose

Elected officials make surprise visit to Rikers Island

As a result, the long-awaited decision on whether or not a federal receiver should be appointed may be pushed to 2025 The man, identified by sources as Ramel Powell,… A woman died in custody on Rikers Island early Thursday, the city's Department of Correction said, making her the fourth detainee to die at the jail complex so far this year

Rikers Island Apparent Suicide Brings 2022 Deaths to 17 NBC New York. A 37-year-old man died in a city jail on Rikers Island early Wednesday, in the first death in the system in 2025, according to officials and sources According to the Daily News, four Rikers Island staffers were suspended in wake of Tavaras' death, believed to be caused by a drug overdose

Rikers Island Apparent Suicide Brings 2022 Deaths to 17 NBC New York. A woman died in custody on Rikers Island early Thursday, the city's Department of Correction said, making her the fourth detainee to die at the jail complex so far this year NEW YORK — A commission that supports closing the jail on Rikers Island acknowledged Wednesday the decrepit facility will not be shuttered by the 2027 deadline — and Mayor Eric Adams expressed.