Videos obtained by The New York Times reveal scenes of violence as the Department of Correction struggles to restore order in the jail system. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Rikers Island Prison Complex”
Hundreds at Rikers Protest Conditions, Citing Covid and the Cold
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2022
Detainees in one jail at the Rikers Island complex are refusing to eat Correction Department meals. Source: New York Times
Behind the Violence at Rikers, Decades of Mismanagement and Dysfunction
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2021
For years, New York City officials have presided over shortcuts and blunders that have led to chaos in one of America’s most expensive jail complexes. Source: New York Times
He Went to Jail on Minor Charges. He Left in a Coma.
By Gotham Rex on December 28, 2021
Jayshawn Boyd, 22, was attacked inside a New Jersey jail in a beating caught on video. Then another detainee was killed, leading to multiple inquiries. Source: New York Times
Covid Cases Spike in New York City Jails
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2021
“The risks to the human beings in our custody are at a crisis level,” the correction commissioner wrote in a letter to lawyers and judges. Source: New York Times
Sniffling, Sneezing and Panicking
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2021
Covid, or just a cold? It’s a quandary for anxious New Yorkers as cold and flu season closes in. Source: New York Times
Change Comes to Rikers Island, but Is It Too Late?
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2021
The city’s reform-minded corrections commissioner, who introduced therapeutic programs for guards and detainees, is leaving. Source: New York Times
Louis Molina, Las Vegas Public Safety Chief, Expected to Lead N.Y.C. Jail System
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2021
Mr. Molina, a former N.Y.P.D. officer and Correction Department official, will be tasked with restoring order at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex. Source: New York Times
On Rikers Island, Two Deaths in Four Days Push Jails Toll to 16
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
A Brooklyn man late Tuesday became the latest detainee to die as the Department of Correction grapples with a crisis at the city’s main jail complex. Source: New York Times
Another Death at Rikers Continues ‘Very Difficult Year’ at N.Y.C. Jails
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
A Brooklyn man, who went into cardiac arrest on Friday, became the 15th person to die this year within New York City’s correction system. Source: New York Times
On Rikers Island, A Doctor for Older Detainees
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2021
Insights from Dr. Rachael Bedard, a jail-based geriatrician. Source: New York Times
As Deaths Rise at Rikers Island, Oversight Board Fails to Raise Alarm
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2021
Do your job “before someone dies,” an advocate pleaded at a meeting of the city Board of Correction, which has the power to monitor Rikers Island. Source: New York Times
The Jail Oversight Board That Failed to Sound the Alarm
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2021
The Board of Correction, which has the power to monitor Rikers Island and other city jails, took no action as deaths behind bars increased. Source: New York Times
Sexual Assaults Are Worsening a Crisis at Rikers, Jail Officers Say
By Gotham Rex on October 30, 2021
Female officers, who make up nearly half of the uniformed staff at New York City’s jails, said they were at particularly high risk of being attacked. Source: New York Times
Countdown to a Vaccine Deadline
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2021
Unvaccinated city workers have until the end of the workday to get a first shot. Source: New York Times