The 'Lopez' Decision Demands Legislative Action. The Marvin Mayfield Act Is the Solution.
On October 10, 2023, a 52 year-old man named Anthony Lopez tried to steal a Hugo Boss jacket from the Macy's flagship store ...
My son died on Rikers Island two years ago today
Two years ago today, Oct. 22, 2022, my son, Erick Tavira, died on Rikers Island at age 28. He took his own life in a solitary ...
Harvey Weinstein back in New York court for hearing ahead of retrial in sex crime case
Harvey Weinstein is back in court in New York for a hearing ahead of his retrial on rape charges stemming from his landmark ...
Rikers corrections officer cleared of sex abuse charge breaks silence after ‘biggest embarrassment’ of his life: ‘Crying, crying, crying’
A Rikers corrections officer said he cried when he was cleared of charges he sexually assaulted a coworker on the job – ...
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A Rikers Island detainee’s 2023 death by suicide set to get new scrutiny
Curtis Davis hanged himself, according to the medical examiner, but a new lawsuit alleges negligence by guards and says ...
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Imprisoned former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Former film producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer ...
NYC correction officers union calls for Rikers security chief to be fired after another slashing attack
A correction officer was allegedly slashed in the head by a gangbanger during a fight inside troubled Rikers Island on ...
NYC Council members call for probe of locking seriously mentally ill Rikers Island detainees in cells for extended periods
Four City Council members have decried a practice by city jails of locking severely mentally ill people in their cells for ...
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Officer cuffed for smuggling drugs into Rikers
A former Rikers Island correctional officer was cuffed by federal authorities last week after prosecutors said she smuggled ...