Uy, Deputy Chief of RikersIsland Prosecution Bureau, Jose Arocho, Chief of the Rikers Island Prosecution Bureau, and under the overall supervision of Denise Kodjo, Deputy Chief of the Investigations ...
An inmate died of a medical emergency in the bathroom of a RikersIsland facility Tuesday morning – marking the eighth reported death of an inmate at the city’s jails this year, officials said ...TaylorCenter on Rikers Island, officials said.
Michael Nieves, 40, was awaiting trial on RikersIsland when he tried to kill himself in 2022. The staff response to his suicide drew a harsh rebuke from the New York State attorney general and watchdog groups ... .
Even in a place like RikersIsland, light can break through. This year’s pre-Shavuos celebration transformed the prison into a space of joy, renewal, and deep spiritual connection for Jewish inmates. Full Story|Read More COLlive ....
Two RikersIsland inmates died roughly an hour apart on Friday afternoon, prompting a CorrectionDepartment investigation and outrage from criminal justice advocates seeking to have the facility shut down ...Last ride to Rikers Island.