NYC jails

Rikers Island More Violent? No, Just More Pepper Spraying, Says Correction Officer Union Head

A record number of use-of-force incidents at Rikers Island in 2014 may not mean inmates experienced more violence.

January 14, 2015BY Annie Wu
Probe Finds Porous Security at NYC’s Rikers Island

NEW YORK—New York City jail officials plan tighter screening of guards and other employees after a city investigation ...

November 6, 2014BY Jake Pearson
Help, Not Incarceration

NEW YORK—Anthony Cruz is a different man now that he has been locked up several times.

October 24, 2014BY Annie Wu
New Law Requires Data Reporting on Solitary Confinement Conditions in NYC Jails

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law on Thursday a bill that will provide transparency on who gets ...

August 28, 2014BY Annie Wu

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