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Stories
Female Rikers officer punched by violent inmate in NYC jail
A longtime Rikers Island correction officer needed six stitches to close a gaping gash over her eye Friday, after allegedly…
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Rikers Island inmate grabs NYC council member’s butt during facility tour: sources
A locked-up sex offender groped New York City Councilwoman Sandy Nurse during a Tuesday morning tour of Rikers Island, The…
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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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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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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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