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As Rikers Fills Up Again, the Adams Administration Plans to Break Its Own Rules on Overcrowding

As Rikers Fills Up Again, the Adams Administration Plans to Break Its Own Rules on Overcrowding

Nick Pinto

November 12, 2024

54 posts

Rikers Whistleblower Says Illegal Solitary Confinement Scheme Will 'Haunt Me Forever'

Rikers Whistleblower Says Illegal Solitary Confinement Scheme Will 'Haunt Me Forever'

Erin Durkin

October 09, 2024

Who’s in Charge of Rikers Has to Change, Judge Says

Who’s in Charge of Rikers Has to Change, Judge Says

Nick Pinto

September 27, 2024

It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Still Don't Have Air Conditioning

It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Still Don't Have Air Conditioning

Jared Bozydaj

July 17, 2024

If You Were Holding Your Breath for a Federal Court to Take Over Rikers, You’d Be Dead by Now

If You Were Holding Your Breath for a Federal Court to Take Over Rikers, You’d Be Dead by Now

Nick Pinto

July 09, 2024

Will the Mayor’s Appointees Implement the Solitary Ban the Mayor Tried to Kill?

Will the Mayor’s Appointees Implement the Solitary Ban the Mayor Tried to Kill?

Nick Pinto

June 24, 2024

9 Incarcerated New Yorkers Got to Watch the Eclipse; For Others, It Was a ‘Cruel Joke’

9 Incarcerated New Yorkers Got to Watch the Eclipse; For Others, It Was a ‘Cruel Joke’

Rebecca McCray

April 09, 2024

6 Incarcerated New Yorkers Successfully Sue to View the Eclipse—But What About Everyone Else?

6 Incarcerated New Yorkers Successfully Sue to View the Eclipse—But What About Everyone Else?

Rebecca McCray

April 04, 2024

Incarcerated New Yorkers Want to See the Eclipse. The State Has Responded With a Lockdown

Incarcerated New Yorkers Want to See the Eclipse. The State Has Responded With a Lockdown

Rebecca McCray

March 28, 2024

‘People’s Lives Are At Stake’: City Council Asks NYPD What It’s Doing to Prevent Wrongful Convictions

‘People’s Lives Are At Stake’: City Council Asks NYPD What It’s Doing to Prevent Wrongful Convictions

Nick Pinto

February 26, 2024

New York’s Prison Labor System: ‘You Got the Slaves, and You Got the Masters’

New York’s Prison Labor System: ‘You Got the Slaves, and You Got the Masters’

Nick Pinto

February 13, 2024

A shot of the sign in front of Rikers Island.

In Court, Rikers Officials Play For Time and Win Again

Nick Pinto

December 15, 2023