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Rikers

  1. the law
    Kelly Harnett Had to Get FreeShe was a jailhouse lawyer helping women get out of prison, but she couldn’t work the system for herself. Then the system changed.
    By Justine van der Leun
  2. crime
    ‘I More So Consider Myself a Con Artist Than Anything’What Danielle Miller learned at Horace Mann and Rikers.
    By Gabrielle Bluestone
  3. rikers
    Rikers: The ObituariesFifteen people at the jail died in 2021. These are their lives — and how they came to an end.
    By Bliss Broyard and Lisa Riordan Seville
  4. rikers
    New Photos Show Horrific Overcrowding at Rikers IslandPictures obtained by the New York Post show up to 26 men held in a cell meant for a single detainee amid deteriorating pandemic conditions.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. rikers
    Dispatch From Deadly Rikers Island: “It Looks Like a Slave Ship in There.”Detainees, correction officers and officials talk about the jail’s new state of emergency.
    As told to Beth Schwartzapfel
  6. rikers
    What It’s Like at Rikers, According to People Who Just Got Out“They’re not feeding people, there’s no water, no showers, no phone calls.”
    By Rebecca McCray
  7. new york city
    De Blasio Finally Acts As Deaths Pile Up at Rikers IslandTen inmates have died so far this year, many by suicide. Following de Blasio’s action, 20 correctional officers were suspended for going AWOL.
    By Matt Stieb
  8. rikers
    Rikers Inmate Beaten by Guards in 2012 Reportedly Gets 6-Figure SettlementAccording to the New York Post, an official said it “was in the city’s best interest.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  9. Man Has Been Waiting 7 Years at Rikers for a Trial“I don’t think about killing myself because I love myself. I still think I can get justice.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  10. injustice system
    How All New Yorkers Killed Kalief BrowderHe did not take his life last weekend. We took it from him before that.
    By Cristian Farias
  11. rikers
    Federal Government Sues NYC Over Rikers’ Treatment of Teen InmatesThe news comes after a blistering report released this summer detailing excessive violence.
    By Jessica Roy
  12. rikers
    Rikers Opens New Housing for Transgender WomenTo keep them safe.
    By Katie Zavadski
  13. crime and punishment
    Rikers Inmates Sprayed With Chemical for Breaking New CurfewBedtime is now 9 p.m.
    By Jessica Roy
  14. standoffs
    Rikers Bus Drivers Won’t Transport a Witness Against Union ColleaguesWhat a strange standoff.
    By Adam Martin
  15. crimes and misdemeanors
    Rikers Guards Charged With Beating Inmate for Staring“This guy thinks he’s tough.”
    By Adam Martin
  16. crimes and misdemeanors
    Rikers Guards Busted Dealing Pot to InmatesAnd leaving it everywhere.
    By Adam Martin
  17. art
    How Takeshi Miyakawa Landed in LockupA 311 call gone awry.
    By Wendy Goodman
  18. bons mots
    Gang Leader Delivered Motivational Speech About Selling Crack on Rikers Phone LineSure it was on a payphone line, but a payphone IN RIKERS.
    By Nitasha Tiku