NYC agrees to pay over $28 million to settle Rikers Island lawsuit
New York City has agreed to pay more than $28 million to settle a Rikers Island lawsuit.
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New York City has agreed to pay more than $28 million to settle a Rikers Island lawsuit.
An astonishing 719 sexual assault lawsuits have been filed against the Department of Correction by female inmates alleging a pattern of abuse that goes back decades.
An astonishing 719 sexual assault lawsuits have been filed against the Department of Correction by female inmates alleging a pattern of abuse that goes back decades. CBS New York political reporter Marcia Kramer spoke with one woman who says she was abused multiple times in the 33 days she spent at Rikers on a DUI charge. We want to warn you, some may find the details of her case graphic.
Supporters of the plan to close Rikers Island by 2027 say Mayor Eric Adams isn't moving fast enough.
Supporters of the plan to shut down Rikers Island say Mayor Eric Adams isn't moving fast enough. CBS New York's John Dias reports.
Lawmakers and advocates are calling for the jail complex to be shut down ahead of a City Council criminal justice budget hearing.
Mayor Eric Adams is working overtime to change conditions at the troubled jail and avoid a federal takeover.
Mayor Eric Adams is working overtime to change conditions at the troubled jail and avoid a federal takeover. Marcia Kramer reports.
Prosecutors say the men tried to exchange court documents that were soaked in liquid fentanyl, cocaine and PCP.
Authorities say the men tried to exchange court documents that were soaked in liquid fentanyl, cocaine and PCP.
Manuel Luna died last week after he was found unresponsive in his cell. He's the second detainee to die this year.
Dozens of families, friends and community advocates held an emergency rally outside City Hall on Friday after the death of Manuel Luna at Rikers Island. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/42hfwMx
Police said Steven Hutcherson will face charges in both attacks.
The man accused of stabbing two teenagers at Grand Central Terminal is also accused of stabbing a person in custody on Rikers Island.
Adams handed the correction commissioner's badge to Lynelle Maginley-Liddie, hoping it will help convince a judge not to appoint a federal receiver to run Rikers Island.
The mayor handed the correction commissioner's badge to Lynelle Maginley-Liddie, hoping it will help convince a judge not to appoint a federal receiver to run Rikers Island. CBS New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
According to the city Department of Correction, nine people have died while behind bars at Rikers this year alone.
A rally was held at Washington Square Park on Saturday calling for justice for inmates who have died on Rikers Island. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/49JZfDq
The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is a five-story jail barge docked in the shallows off the South Bronx.
The mayor's office did not name a replacement for Molina.
The Middle East is top of mind for many here in the Tri-State Area this week. Plus, we talk about jails and who should run Rikers Island.
There are over 6,200 people in custody in New York City, but the plan for new jails would only have room for about 3,400.
New York City Correction Commissioner Louis Molina has one of the toughest jobs in the city. Watch his conversation on The Point with Marcia Kramer.
The report says there were 74 fights at the troubled jail during one week alone in September.
It came on the same day a detainee died, which marked the ninth person to die in custody at the troubled jail complex this year. CBS New York's Tim McNicholas has the story.
