Rikers
What Kalief Browder’s Mother Thinks Should Happen to Rikers
After years of abuses, local power players are making noise about closing the notorious NYC jail complex. We asked the mother of one of the island's most tragic figures for her take.
How Rikers Island Became the Most Notorious Jail in America
From its origins as an island owned by a slaver to its more recent history of brutality and scandal, Rikers has always been tainted by controversy.
Everything We Know About the Thursday Attack on a Rikers Island Prison Guard
Raymond Calderon was placed in a chokehold and slashed with a sharp object by a group of men alleged to have gang ties.
Can a Former Inmate Fix Rikers as a Regulator?
After spending more than ten years in New York's prisons and jails, Stanley Richards has dedicated his life to improving the lives of the incarcerated.
The Unspoken Rape Crisis at Rikers Island
A recent class action lawsuit alleges a culture of sexual abuse runs riot at the notorious jail.
A Former Social Worker Recalls the Horrors She Witnessed at Rikers
Mary Buser worked at Rikers' notorious solitary confinement unit during the 90s, where she encountered injustice and brutality firsthand. She talked with us about the failings of the criminal justice system.
How the Women Who Visit Rikers Island Navigate the Complex Dress Code
Women looking to visit loved ones in the hellish NYC jail must submit to humiliating searches and allegedly inconsistent rules about what they can and cannot wear.
Cops Are Giving Away Pizza to Reward People for Obeying the Law
If you're in Denver and happen to help someone across the street or wait for the light rather than jaywalking, you might find a Segway cop handing you a pizza gift card.
What It's Like to Live with an Ankle Bracelet
The device is, both literally and metaphorically, my greatest source of pain.
NYC to Eliminate Bail for Many Non-Violent Offenders
The plan, which offers 3,000 low-level offenders supervised release in lieu of bail, will help “reduce both the financial and human costs of needless incarceration.”
Will More Cameras, New Rules for Guards, and Federal Oversight Fix Rikers Island?
The scariest island in America is finally poised to see some big changes thanks to a legal settlement reached Monday.
Harley Flanagan Says He Was Like a White Mike Tyson at Rikers
Harley Flanagan, the former Cro-Mags bassist arrested in July for stabbing the new Cro-Mags bassist, arrived with a head of gray hair to his court date Thursday and left with an adjournment. He spoke to Jim Genia about Rikers and MMA.