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Rikers Island graduation offering second chance at redemption
The East River prison allowed one news crew, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, onto their grounds to witness the triumph and ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Dreams deferred, not denied: Graduation held for inmates at Rikers Island
The East River prison allowed one news crew, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, onto their grounds to witness the triumph and determination of young detainees, awaiting their cases to be adjudicated by the ...
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Council Set to Pass Bill Mandating Disclosure of Rikers Deaths
In May 2023, after a spike in deaths on Rikers Island, city jail officials suddenly stopped notifying the media shortly after ...
Man with alleged ties to Dominican-American gang on Staten Island mulling deal
An apartment on Corson Avenue, near Jersey Street, alleged to be the crew’s base of drug operations was raided by police.
1982 Howard County cold case gets renewed attention from police
The Howard County Police Department continues its search for a second suspect in the April 14, 1982 killing of Ruth Thorp in an Elkridge Econo Lodge.
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Judge orders city to hand over control of Rikers
A federal judge has ordered the city to hand over the operations of its troubled jails on Rikers Island to an outside manager. In a decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain wrote ...
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Federal judge asked to stop intake of detainees at Rikers - NY1
NEW YORK — As Rikers Island continues to be in turmoil, lawyers are preparing to ask a federal judge to consider emergency relief to alleviate conditions on the island. Emergency relief could ...