Residents “thrive” at a Bronx reentry program
(Vaya aquí para leer una version en español.) At age…
Renewable Rikers renews call for green transformation of jail complex
As Rikers Island awaits a decision about a possible federal receivership, community members in the South Bronx are calling for control of the jail complex to be transferred to agencies…
After 31 years, New York City’s ‘floating jail’ slated to close in October
New York City’s “floating jail” is set to close next month, more than 30 years after it was opened on a temporary basis. Known as “The Boat” to clients and…
Center for Community Alternatives launches new push to end mass incarceration
A NYC group that advocates for alternatives to incarceration is launching a Communities Not Cages campaign with a digital teach-in on Nov. 10 and statewide rallies on Nov. 17. The…
City moves ahead on borough jails plan
The city agency charged with leading the design and construction of four borough jails, including one on the site of an NYPD tow pound in Mott Haven, has announced that…
Bronx elected officials remain divided over jail
On Oct. 17 the City Council voted overwhelmingly to back the de Blasio administration's historic proposal to replace the jails on Rikers Island with four borough-based jails, but two Bronx…
City Planning Commission votes yes on jail plan; Bronx member votes no
As the city fast tracks its plan for four borough-based jails to replace the dilapidated facilities on Rikers Island, the Bronx is definitely not in the house. The borough’s public…
Proposal for Mott Haven jail faces uncertain fate in City Planning Commission
After Community Board 1 and borough president reject it, plan moves on in ULURP A Mott Haven jail that would tower over schools a block away and house more than…