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
Vernon C. Bain Center
Rikers women prisoners lack hygiene necessities
Remember the toilet paper panic at the start of the pandemic – the fear of
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 lawmakers oppose the part of the plan that calls for the Bronx jail to be built at East 141st Street and Concord Avenue.
Borough president continues attacks on mayor over jail
In a scathing letter to the mayor on Apr. 22, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. registered his “disdain for the timing of your creation of a Design Advisory Group for the future sites of the new borough-based jails that have been proposed to replace Rikers Island,” blasting the administration for its “lack of any real commitment to community input in its ongoing proposal to build a new jail in The Bronx.”
Horizon correction officers say they lack resources for dangerous new inmates
Brawl between detainees leads to 20 injuries to officers Advocates for correction officers were joined