The New York Times 10:24 pm on March 8, 2022
Tags: Assaults ( 154 ), Correction Board (NYC), Correction Department (NYC) ( 41 ), Deaths (Fatalities) ( 1,232 ), Molina, Louis A ( 8 ), New York City ( 2,847 ), Prison Guards and Corrections Officers ( 64 ), Prisons and Prisoners ( 309 ), Rikers Island Prison Complex ( 69 )

Watchdog Sees Cover-Up in Failure to Report Rikers Island Beatings

Louis Molina, the correction commissioner, responded to a recent New York Times report that found serious injuries to at least two detainees were not reported.

#assaults, #correction-board-nyc, #correction-department-nyc, #deaths-fatalities, #molina-louis-a, #new-york-city, #prison-guards-and-corrections-officers, #prisons-and-prisoners, #rikers-island-prison-complex

The New York Times 6:14 pm on February 1, 2022
Tags: Brooklyn Defender Services ( 7 ), Correction Board (NYC), Correction Department (NYC) ( 41 ), Correctional Health Services ( 5 ), Deaths (Fatalities) ( 1,232 ), Legal Aid Society ( 26 ), New York City ( 2,847 ), Prison Guards and Corrections Officers ( 64 ), Rikers Island Prison Complex ( 69 ), Suits and Litigation (Civil) ( 1,120 )

Medical Care at Rikers Is Delayed for Thousands, Records Show

A court filing on Tuesday shed new light on the effect of the city jail system’s staffing crisis on health care, with missed appointments leading to severe health consequences.

#brooklyn-defender-services, #correction-board-nyc, #correction-department-nyc, #correctional-health-services, #deaths-fatalities, #legal-aid-society, #new-york-city, #prison-guards-and-corrections-officers, #rikers-island-prison-complex, #suits-and-litigation-civil

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 28, 2022
Tags: Correction Board (NYC), New York City ( 2,847 ), Prisons and Prisoners ( 309 ), Rikers Island Prison Complex ( 69 ), Suicides and Suicide Attempts ( 131 )

16 Men Died in N.Y.C. Jails Last Year. Who Were They?

The stories of those who died in custody offer an intimate, firsthand look at the crisis gripping the New York City jail system.

#correction-board-nyc, #new-york-city, #prisons-and-prisoners, #rikers-island-prison-complex, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts

The New York Times 11:28 pm on January 11, 2022
Tags: Adams, Eric L ( 411 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,559 ), Correction Board (NYC), Correction Department (NYC) ( 41 ), Hunger Strikes ( 13 ), Molina, Louis A ( 8 ), New York City ( 2,847 ), Prison Guards and Corrections Officers ( 64 ), Prisons and Prisoners ( 309 ), Rikers Island Prison Complex ( 69 )

Hundreds at Rikers Protest Conditions, Citing Covid and the Cold

Detainees in one jail at the Rikers Island complex are refusing to eat Correction Department meals.

#adams-eric-l, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #correction-board-nyc, #correction-department-nyc, #hunger-strikes, #molina-louis-a, #new-york-city, #prison-guards-and-corrections-officers, #prisons-and-prisoners, #rikers-island-prison-complex

The New York Times 4:07 pm on November 8, 2021
Tags: Correction Board (NYC), Jones Austin, Jennifer ( 2 ), New York City ( 2,847 ), Prisons and Prisoners ( 309 ), Rikers Island Prison Complex ( 69 )

As Deaths Rise at Rikers Island, Oversight Board Fails to Raise Alarm

Do your job “before someone dies,” an advocate pleaded at a meeting of the city Board of Correction, which has the power to monitor Rikers Island.

#correction-board-nyc, #jones-austin-jennifer, #new-york-city, #prisons-and-prisoners, #rikers-island-prison-complex

The New York Times 4:15 pm on September 17, 2021
Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,559 ), Correction Board (NYC), Correction Department (NYC) ( 41 ), de Blasio, Bill ( 444 ), Hochul, Kathleen C ( 173 ), New York City ( 2,847 ), Prisons and Prisoners ( 309 ), Probation and Parole ( 39 ), Rikers Island Prison Complex ( 69 ), Schiraldi, Vincent N ( 14 )

Hochul Orders Release of 191 Detainees as Rikers Crisis Deepens

The New York governor signed a bill on Friday that authorized the release of the detainees, but the population of the city’s notorious jail will remain far higher than it was last spring.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #correction-board-nyc, #correction-department-nyc, #de-blasio-bill, #hochul-kathleen-c, #new-york-city, #prisons-and-prisoners, #probation-and-parole, #rikers-island-prison-complex, #schiraldi-vincent-n

The New York Times 7:54 pm on June 15, 2021
Tags: Carter, Jimmy ( 27 ), Correction Board (NYC), Deaths (Obituaries) ( 1,626 ), Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates ( 128 ), Justice Department ( 858 ), Kennedy, Robert Francis ( 7 ), New York City ( 2,847 ), Prisons and Prisoners ( 309 ), United States International Relations ( 1,897 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,338 ), Vanden Heuvel, William J

William vanden Heuvel, Diplomat and a Kennedy Confidant, Dies at 91

A lawyer, he was an adviser to Robert F. Kennedy, led Jimmy Carter’s New York campaign and targeted jail conditions as head of New York City’s corrections board.

#carter-jimmy, #correction-board-nyc, #deaths-obituaries, #diplomatic-service-embassies-and-consulates, #justice-department, #kennedy-robert-francis, #new-york-city, #prisons-and-prisoners, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government, #vanden-heuvel-william-j

The New York Times 5:12 am on April 1, 2021
Tags: Correction Board (NYC), Correction Officers'Benevolent Assn (NYC) ( 7 ), Cuomo, Andrew M ( 552 ), Law and Legislation ( 1,516 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 549 ), New York State ( 786 ), Prison Guards and Corrections Officers ( 64 ), Prisons and Prisoners ( 309 ), Rikers Island Prison Complex ( 69 ), Solitary Confinement ( 16 )

New York Will End Long-Term Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Jails

Isolation for more than 15 consecutive days will be barred in prisons and jails starting next March after years of efforts to restrict the practice.

#correction-board-nyc, #correction-officersbenevolent-assn-nyc, #cuomo-andrew-m, #law-and-legislation, #mental-health-and-disorders, #new-york-state, #prison-guards-and-corrections-officers, #prisons-and-prisoners, #rikers-island-prison-complex, #solitary-confinement

The New York Times 5:08 pm on March 10, 2021
Tags: Bail ( 36 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,559 ), Correction Board (NYC), Correction Department (NYC) ( 41 ), Correctional Health Services ( 5 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 549 ), New York City ( 2,847 ), Prisons and Prisoners ( 309 ), Rikers Island Prison Complex ( 69 )

Crowded N.Y.C. Jails Stoke Covid Fears: ‘It’s a Ticking Time Bomb’

New York City released hundreds of people as the pandemic raged. Now jails are full again, and an increase in infections could spread the virus beyond their walls.

#bail, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #correction-board-nyc, #correction-department-nyc, #correctional-health-services, #mental-health-and-disorders, #new-york-city, #prisons-and-prisoners, #rikers-island-prison-complex

The New York Times 4:39 pm on October 12, 2020
Tags: Brann, Cynthia ( 2 ), Brooklyn Defender Services ( 7 ), Browder, Kalief (1993-2015) ( 4 ), Correction Board (NYC), Correction Department (NYC) ( 41 ), Correction Officers'Benevolent Assn (NYC) ( 7 ), Correctional Health Services ( 5 ), de Blasio, Bill ( 444 ), House of Xtravaganza ( 3 ), Mental Health and Disorders ( 549 ), New York City ( 2,847 ), Polanco, Layleen ( 4 ), Prison Guards and Corrections Officers ( 64 ), Prisons and Prisoners ( 309 ), Rikers Island Prison Complex ( 69 ), Solitary Confinement ( 16 ), Transgender and Transsexuals ( 344 )

As N.Y.C. Jails Become More Violent, Solitary Confinement Persists

Even as Mayor Bill de Blasio has emptied out the city’s jails, the number of people who are placed in punitive segregation each year has remained about the same.

#brann-cynthia, #brooklyn-defender-services, #browder-kalief-1993-2015, #correction-board-nyc, #correction-department-nyc, #correction-officersbenevolent-assn-nyc, #correctional-health-services, #de-blasio-bill, #house-of-xtravaganza, #mental-health-and-disorders, #new-york-city, #polanco-layleen, #prison-guards-and-corrections-officers, #prisons-and-prisoners, #rikers-island-prison-complex, #solitary-confinement, #transgender-and-transsexuals