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Days after commission issues plan to close Rikers, mayor charts his own path – with few details
Two days after a city-appointed commission unveiled a new plan to close Rikers Island, Mayor Eric Adams began to chart his ...
Running out of time on Rikers: Council and mayor need to find path forwards on shutting the jail
As we’ve said for years, the August 2027 deadline set by the City Council to close Rikers Islands will not be met. Now comes ...
Death of woman at Rikers, fourth in 30 days, comes amid outcry over spike in NYC jails population
The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to New ...
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Woman dies at Rikers Island, NYC jail officials say — 4th detainee death of 2025
It’s the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, following the death last week of 20-year-old Ariel Quidone, and ...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says 1 of 4 jails to replace Rikers will be a "state-of-the-art mental health facility"
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says one of the new jails being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with mental ...
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City Jail Population Surpasses 7,000, Headed in Wrong Direction for Close-Rikers Plan
The population on Rikers Island has risen to 7,067 people this week, the highest total since 2019 — and almost twice as high ...
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City cannot shut Rikers by 2027, landmark report finds
In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current 2027 ...