Department of correction
One concern is a lack of correction officers to take detainees to their appointments, given that the staff absence rate is 30%.
Apr 4, 3:33 PM
An estimated 200 incarcerated people are going without food to protest conditions on the island. Officials deny that detainees have stopped eating completely.
Jan 12, 2:39 PM
Malcolm Boatwright, 28, died this morning after being transported to Bellevue Hospital, according to corrections authorities.
Dec 10, 2021 2:04 PM
As a result of the pandemic, nearly a third of the roughly 5,400 people currently held in city jails have been waiting more than a year for a trial.
Nov 23, 2021 5:01 AM
"[A]ny non-published internal version of that same database could reveal a great deal about the numbers of unresolved, unsubstantiated, or abandoned misconduct complaints that have yet to see the light of day."
Oct 30, 2021 12:56 PM
With three days to go, New Yorkers face the prospect of 33,000 government workers being told to stay home when enforcement starts on Monday, hampering tax-funded services citywide.
Oct 29, 2021 4:38 PM
The second largest jail on Rikers Island is now under quarantine, a first since the start of the pandemic.
Sep 30, 2021 4:37 PM