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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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Harvey Weinstein 'would be a better father' if he was released from prison

Harvey Weinstein would be a “better father” if he got out of jail but tries to maintain a good relationship with his kids from Rikers Island.

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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

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

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Judge strips NYC of full authority over Rikers Island, citing 'unprecedented' violence

A federal judge has ordered an outside official to take over control of much of New York City's jail system after local officials failed to stem high rates of violence and long-standing dysfunction

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Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail

A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt discussions with the Trump administration allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex

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Harvey Weinstein petition for transfer from Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital

During his ongoing criminal retrial, shamed Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has petitioned a New York court to move him from Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital during his ongoing criminal retrial.

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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

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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.

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NYC Mayor Allows ICE Back Into Rikers Island Jail

Mayor Eric Adams allows ICE back into Rikers Island, sparking legal challenges and a shift in NYC's sanctuary policies.

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Brickbat: Multiple Failures

A New York City Board of Corrections report found that Rikers Island detention officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from seeing… The post Brickbat: Multiple Failures appeared first on Reason.com.

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NYC jail staff blocked medics from treating 23-year-old woman who died weeks later

A jail oversight board has found that New York City correction officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from administering care to a 23-year-old woman at Rikers Island weeks before her death

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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

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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.

The Independent UK

Judge finds New York City in contempt over jail conditions, moves closer to a federal takeover

A federal judge has found New York City in contempt over conditions in its city jails

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Harvey Weinstein files complaint over 'deplorable' prison conditions

Harvey Weinstein has filed an official complaint over the "deplorable" conditions at the prison where he has been serving time with his lawyer comparing the Rikers Island facility in New York to a "gulag".

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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

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Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC’s push to ban mail on Rikers Island

A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on faulty fentanyl test strips that overstated the influx of contraband sent through the mail

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Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with leukemia while awaiting retrial for rape

The disgraced Hollywood tycoon has suffered repeated health problems while imprisoned on Rikers Island in New York

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Federal Judge Considers Takeover Plan For Troubled Rikers Island

Federal judge in NYC directs officials to develop plan for potential Rikers Island federal takeover due to ongoing issues of abuse and violence.

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Harvey Weinstein heading to jail in California after his retrial in New York

The disgraced Hollywood mogul will remain at Rikers Island in New York until his Manhattan case is resolved, prosecutors said Monday

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Harvey Weinstein in hospital with Covid-19 and pneumonia as ex-film mogul awaits rape and sexual assault trial

Weinstein has been moved from New York's Rikers Island jail complex to a locked ward at Bellevue Hospital

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Trump Organization ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg released from Rikers Island after perjury conviction

Former Trump Organization executive walked out of the notorious New York prison on Friday after serving 100 days for lying under oath

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Rikers Island inmates sue NYC claiming they were trapped in cells during jail fire that injured 20

Inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island are suing the city claiming they were trapped in their cells during a jailhouse fire that injured 20 people last year

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