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Bill Ackman Slams NYC Bail Reform, Warns Zohran Mamdani's Push To Cut Rikers Jail Population Could Put 'Hardened Criminals' Back On Streets

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman spoke out against New York's bail reform laws and Assembly member Zohran Mamdani on Monday, warning that efforts to reduce the Rikers Island jail population could endanger public safety.

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ICE wants an office inside NYC’s notorious Rikers Island jail. A judge might end those hopes

New York City Mayor Eric Adams crafted a ‘corrupt bargain’ with Trump to let federal agents inside the city-run facility, lawsuit claims

The Independent UK

The Court-Ordered Takeover of Rikers Shows the Crisis in American Prisons and Jails

A federal judge finally acknowledged that New York City won't fix the constitutional crisis at Rikers on its own, but the problem goes far beyond New York City.

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Judge declares NYC ‘in contempt’ as federal takeover of Rikers Island ordered

There's a new Warden in town.

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Weinstein’s lawyers want him hospitalized instead of in jail during #MeToo retrial

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are asking a judge to allow the ailing ex-studio boss to spend his nights at a New York City hospital instead of jail for the duration of his #MeToo rape retrial

The Independent UK

NYC lets immigration officials open an office at Rikers jail, a priority for Trump

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is allowing federal immigration officials to operate at the Rikers Island jail to work on gang and drug-related criminal investigations

The Independent UK

‘I’m collaborating’: how New York City’s mayor gave in to Trump’s migrant crackdown

Eric Adams, mayor of the US’s largest city, is caught up in a swirl of indictments, immigrants, Rikers and Donald Trump

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams To Let ICE Agents into Rikers Jail Complex, Signaling a Sharp Change in Sanctuary Laws

Adams is set to issue an executive order to allow federal immigration authorities into Rikers Island jail complex after meeting with Border Czar Tom Homan.

Latin Times

Eric Adams meets Trump ‘border tsar’ to discuss Ice plan for Rikers Island jail

Mayor says plan to re-establish Ice office under discussion despite New York law prohibiting such a move

The Guardian - US

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer fears he will die in jail

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer fears he will die in jail due to the conditions at Rikers Island.

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New York City found in contempt for failing to stop violence at city’s most notorious prison

Conditions are ‘demonstrably worse’ at Bronx prison nearly a decade after federal settlement

The Independent UK

Federal Judge Tells New York City To Brace for Takeover of Rikers After Contempt Finding

A federal judge ruled that New York City was in violation of 18 different provisions of a court-enforced plan to clean up the infamous Rikers Island jail complex.

Reason

Harvey Weinstein files legal claim alleging lack of medical care and hygiene at Rikers Island jail

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have filed a legal claim against New York City over allegedly substandard medical treatment and unhygienic conditions

The Independent UK

‘The third man in the room’: Is Allen Weisselberg the ‘missing piece’ in Trump’s trial?

Former Trump Organization CFO is currently behind bars at Rikers Island for lying under oath while giving testimony in a different trial

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Lala Anthony brings hope and change to Rikers Island inmates

Join actress and activist Lala Anthony as she brings hope and mentorship to young men at Rikers Island. See how the 360 program is making a difference insi...

The Independent UK

Inmates were locked in cells during April fire that injured 20 at NYC's Rikers Island, report finds

A report by a city oversight agency has found that inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island were kept locked in their cells for nearly half an hour while a fire spread through one of the nation’s largest jail complexes this past April

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The Guardian - US

New York is building the world’s tallest jail in Chinatown. Can anyone stop it?

Planners say the facility will help heal the criminal justice system. But local residents see a brutal symbol of incarceration

The Guardian - US

New York’s Rikers Island sees seventh death this year after man dies in his cell

Death of Curtis Davis comes days after US attorney for southern district of New York says jail complex ‘has been in crisis for years’

The Independent UK

US attorney in Manhattan seeking federal takeover of city's troubled Rikers Island jail complex

A federal prosecutor says his office will seek to have control of New York City’s trouble-plagued Rikers Island jail complex taken away from Mayor Eric Adam’s administration in favor of a court-appointed outside authority

Reason

Under Scrutiny for New Deaths, Rikers Officials Shut Down Communication

No longer will the troubled jail system publicly report when somebody dies in custody.

Tribune News Service

Mentally ill NYC jail detainees more likely to harm themselves, according to data

NEW YORK — Mentally ill detainees on Rikers Island and in other city jails have become more likely to deliberately hurt themselves in recent years, data obtained by the New York Daily News shows.

Tribune News Service

Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg released from Rikers after 100 days in jail for tax fraud

NEW YORK — The Trump Organization’s convicted finance chief Allen Weisselberg was sprung from Rikers Island on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

NYC won’t make deadline to close Rikers, public contract notice indicates

NEW YORK — New York City might blow the 2027 deadline for closing Rikers Island by two years, according to a public notice on a city contract posted Monday.

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