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NYC Correction officer busted for smuggling $15K in cigarettes and a cell phone into Rikers Island: cops
Kendell Felix, 37, is accused of accepting a $3,000 bribe from an outside person in order to sneak the illicit items into the jail complex and distribute them to the...
Harvey Weinstein is recovering, but 'in a lot of pain' following emergency heart surgery: rep
“He had chest pains, he was having trouble breathing, he had a bad cough,” his rep said.
NYC Council bill would severely limit pepper spray use in jails; union slams law as 'reckless'
NYC correction officers would no longer be allowed to use pepper spray to maintain order on Rikers Island and other Big Apple jails except in rare emergencies under a controversial new bill being...
Brute charged in attack on MTA workers freed after cutting deal -- only to go on slashing spree a year later
Christina Marrero was charged with attacking MTA workers in the subway but got a deal to walk free if he got psych help. Instead, he allegedly attacked three people in...
Adams signs emergency order to stop parts of controversial solitary confinement ban in city jails
Mayor Eric Adams' signed an emergency order Saturday putting the kibosh on parts of a controversial City Council ban on solitary confinement at city jails, The New York Post has...
Harvey Weinstein sent to NYC hospital after contracting COVID, pneumonia in latest transfer from Rikers
The convicted rapist tested positive for the coronavirus and contracted "double pneumonia in his lungs," spokesperson Juda Engelmeyer said.
Rikers Island inmate with suspected scarlet fever dies after jail staff block medical help: records
A Rikers Island inmate with suspected scarlet fever died after jail staff repeatedly blocked medical workers from treating her, according to advocates and records. Charizma Jones, 23, died last week...
NYC inmate who escaped Bellevue last month caught on MTA bus 2 miles from hospital
James Mossetty, 35 – who had been on the lam since June 26 – was picked up around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, where he was riding an MTA bus at West...
City needs a jailbreak to escape pricey plan to close Rikers
Mayor Adams should scrap de Blasio's flawed program to build “smaller, safer, fairer" borough jails — before it sucks up even more money needed to fix bridges, schools and parks.
End the 'replace Rikers' madness, build new jails there
The “Close Rikers” madness surrounding the city’s controversial and dysfunctional jail complex has been with us for almost a decade, with no endgame in sight.
Adams shanks feds over Rikers takeover, insists closure plan is moving forward despite delays
Mayor Eric Adams tried to slam the door shut Tuesday on two prospects for the infamous lockup: its closure by 2027 and a takeover by the feds.
Jailhouse crock: NYC blows $59K on Playstation games for prisoners
NYC's Department of Correction spent nearly $60,000 in taxpayer cash on new Playstation 4 and 5 video games, according to city records.
NYC inmate on the run after slipping cuffs and dashing from cops at Bellevue Hospital
An inmate slipped out of his handcuffs and escaped from police custody at Bellevue Hospital Wednesday as officials prepared to bring him back to Rikers Island, officials and sources said.
George Takei remembers horrors of Japanese internment camp: 'We had nothing'
"Star Trek" star George Takei recalled his family's experience being put into an internment camp during World War II because of their Japanese heritage.
Woman attacked in NYC Whole Foods sues store for not keeping shoppers safe
A woman who was bashed in the head with a glass bottle while grocery shopping says Whole Foods failed to adequately hire security and keep its customers safe, according to...
Harvey Weinstein shipped back to Rikers after reports of cushy treatment — including private bathroom, TV — at NYC hospital
Harvey Weinstein was transferred to Rikers Island following a report of his cushy treatment while receiving medical care at Bellevue Hospital, a source said.
NYC Department of Corrections yanks all 3,000 body cameras after one ignites injuring officer
The captain’s body camera caught on fire Friday, prompting unions to ask for a full safety review, officials said.
Harvey Weinstein cooling his heels in special Rikers cell after overturned rape conviction
The fallen movie mogul is cooling his heels in a special cell unit at Rikers' west facility for inmates with medical issues.
NYC Council grills DOC on rising unresolved inmate complaints -- including claims about sexual assault
Fewer than one in five inmate complaints on Rikers Island over the last four years ever saw any resolution, including women who sounded the alarm over their sexual assault, according...
Accused murderer beat Rikers Island guard unconscious because he was 'irate' about locked cell: DA
Tymirh Bey-Foster, 21, allegedly attacked a Rikers corrections officer even after she doused him with pepper spray to defend herself