Prosecutors said the harm inflicted by Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-abuse scheme was “incalculable.” A victim said she was driven to attempt suicide. Ms. Maxwell plans to appeal, and did not apologize. Source: New York Times
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Ghislaine Maxwell Faces Sentencing Tuesday as Epstein’s Confidante and Enabler
By Gotham Rex on June 27, 2022
Defense lawyers have argued that Ghislaine Maxwell became the primary target in the sex-abuse case only after Jeffrey Epstein killed himself. Source: New York Times
3 N.Y.C. Detainees Die in Less Than a Week, Bringing Year’s Total to 9
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2022
The deaths came just a week after a judge gave New York City until the fall to come up with a plan for fixing Rikers to avoid a federal takeover. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Jail Officials Avert a Federal Takeover of Rikers Island
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2022
At a hearing, a federal judge granted the officials more time to address rampant violence and disorder inside the city jail system. Source: New York Times
Rikers Island Faces Pressure to End Death and Disorder Crisis
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2022
Under orders to draw up a turnaround plan or face a federal takeover, the New York City jails system still has failed to provide detainees with basic care. Source: New York Times
Judge Faults Medical Care for Detainees in Latest Sign of Rikers Crisis
By Gotham Rex on May 17, 2022
The ruling came the same day that city officials delivered a plan for potentially avoiding a federal takeover of the troubled jail complex. Source: New York Times
What Would a Feminist Jail Look Like?
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2022
Women inmates are less dangerous than incarcerated men. Their prisons should reflect that reality. Source: New York Times
At 14, He Fired a Fatal Shot. At 18, He Was Finally Sentenced.
By Gotham Rex on May 9, 2022
Aaron Nathaniel Jr., who was only 14 when he killed Timi Oyebola, 16, was sentenced after delays that frustrated families on both sides. Source: New York Times
Man, 25, Is the Fourth Inmate to Die at Rikers This Year
By Gotham Rex on May 8, 2022
Dashawn Carter was found hanging in his cell in an apparent suicide during a time of deepening crisis for the jail. Source: New York Times
How 5 Convicted Murderers Banded Together to Get Out of Prison
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2022
A loose brotherhood of prisoners came together to share knowledge on how to prove their innocence. It took decades, but it worked. Source: New York Times
How a Race-Based Medical Formula Is Keeping Some Black Men in Prison
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2022
The formula, which helps estimate kidney health, has been discarded by many hospitals. But some judges still use it to decide whether to release those potentially endangered by Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Rikers Chaos Could Lead to Federal Court Control, U.S. Attorney Says
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2022
Damian Williams wrote that his office might have no choice but to seek “aggressive relief” for the serious problems at the jail. Source: New York Times
Dominic Taddeo, Escaped Mob Hit Man, Is Recaptured in Florida
By Gotham Rex on April 5, 2022
The apprehension of Dominic Taddeo, a notorious hit man from New York, came a week after he failed to return from a medical appointment to his halfway house in Florida. Source: New York Times
Rikers Still ‘Unstable and Unsafe’ Under New Jails Chief, Watchdog Says
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
A federal monitor overseeing reforms at the troubled New York City jail complex said staffing problems and high rates of violence persist. Source: New York Times
‘Hart Island’ Gives Voice to Stories That Might Otherwise Be Lost
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2022
Tracy Weller’s new multimedia theater piece focuses on those buried in New York City’s potter’s field and the inmates who dug the graves there. Source: New York Times