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NY prison officials warn striking correction officers to get back to work or face termination in last-ditch attempt to stop wildcat action
New York state officials warned prison guards who are still participating in an ongoing wildcat strike Sunday to get back…
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Opinion
Gov. Hochul’s refusal to address limits to solitary confinement makes the prison strikes more explosive
Leave it to Gov. Kathy Hochul to bungle another crisis — this time, strikes by correction officers at some 30…
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Opinion
End the ‘replace Rikers’ madness, build new jails there
The “Close Rikers” madness surrounding the city’s controversial and dysfunctional jail complex has been with us for almost a decade,…
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Two NYC correction officers attacked by inmates in one violent day on Rikers Island
Rikers Island inmates assaulted two correction officers in separate attacks Monday, leaving the guards with gruesome injuries to their face…
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Rikers inmate chokes female correction officer weeks after another attack left guard with fractured nasal bones
A crazed inmate nearly choked out a female correction officer on Rikers Island Friday night — less than five weeks…
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Accused murderer stabs fellow inmate dozens of times at Rikers Island
An accused murderer stabbed another inmate dozens of times at Rikers Island Tuesday in the latest act of violence at…
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NYC Council to OK slew of last-minute bills, including controversial NYPD, DOC reforms
The City Council is expected to push through a slew of last-minute bills Wednesday — including the ban on solitary…
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Opinion
The time for a federal takeover of Rikers Island jails is now
What will it take to bring a federal takeover of New York City’s jails? Last week, Southern District Judge Laura…
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