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Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC’s push to ban mail on Rikers Island

A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on faulty fentanyl test strips that overstated the influx of contraband sent through the mail

The Independent UK

Federal judge to reconsider takeover of New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail

A federal judge will once again consider a court takeover of New York City’s troubled jail system

The Independent UK

Under Scrutiny for New Deaths, Rikers Officials Shut Down Communication

No longer will the troubled jail system publicly report when somebody dies in custody.

Reason

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NYC Rikers Island misconduct investigations boss resigns over questions about lax excessive force probes

The head of the New York City Correction Department’s Investigation Division — a key unit which investigates a wide range of staff misconduct — has stepped down over questions about his handling of probes into excessive force cases, the Daily News has learned.

Tribune News Service

NYC Rikers officer cleared of wrongdoing after city paid $9M to detainee nearly killed in jail assault

NEW YORK — After he stopped a mentally ill Rikers Island inmate’s savage attack on a fellow detainee in November 2019, Correction Officer Charlie Bracey went home satisfied he’d saved a life.

Tribune News Service

Rikers Island correction officers contribute to flow of drugs and other contraband in NYC jails

NEW YORK — A packet of drugs in a McDonald’s salad. Vacuum-sealed marijuana in a lunch box. Hennessy cognac in AriZona Iced Tea bottles and Ciroc coconut-flavored vodka in Poland Spring water bottles.

Tribune News Service

Inmate Deaths, Threat Of Federal Takeover Will Determine The Fate Of Rikers Island

The humanitarian crisis worsens as politicians and advocates debate closing or fixing the embattled facility.

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NYC jail training chief quits after 9 days

NEW YORK — A former Rikers Island official who led its Emergency Service Unit at a time it was criticized for use of violent tactics quit his new post as head of the Department of Correction’s training program after just nine days on the job.

Tribune News Service

Rikers lapses contributed to 10 jail deaths in 2021 — report cites failure to check detainees, slow emergency responses, vacant posts

NEW YORK — An exhaustive report on 10 of the 16 deaths in 2021 in city jails details a range of staffing problems, systemic failures and mismanagement by jail staff that contributed to the fatalities.

Tribune News Service

NYC Rikers Island scales back program shown to curb youth detainee violence

NEW YORK — The New York City Correction Department last year found a program that worked to reduce violence in some units in its jail for younger detainees — but then the agency fired the initiative’s leader and now its future seems very much in flux.

Tribune News Service

NYC jail stabbings, slashings up 71% to hit seven-year high despite fewer Rikers detainees

NEW YORK — City jail stabbings and slashings are on an alarming rise even as the numbers of detainees sinks, city statistics show.

Tribune News Service

Doctor who sexually abused patients kills himself in jail

A once-prominent neurologist convicted last month of sexually abusing patients killed himself Monday at a New York City jail while awaiting sentencing in that case and a trial on federal charges alleging still more abuse, two people familiar with the matter said

The Independent UK

Rikers Island inmate dies of suspected drug overdose, becoming 10th detainee to die this year

NEW YORK — A Department of Correction officer was fired Monday after a Rikers Island inmate died of a suspected overdose.

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