Rikers Island
Three men describe what it’s like to be at the mercy of lockdowns that last longer than a day.
The former CFO of the Trump Organization will have to hope the increasingly deadly jail keeps him good and isolated.
Ricardo Cruciani was found dead in a Rikers Island shower just weeks after he was convicted of raping and sexually abusing patients under his care.
Taken as a whole, the situation indicates jail staff has “a conscious indifference to the clear risk of serious injury and death,” according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
There are people in Rikers Island for failing to pay the fines and fees issued in previous court cases. The same is true at jails in every major city and small town in America.
The inmate’s account lined up with what a court-appointed monitor has found about the "pervasive high level of disorder and chaos" at New York City’s main jail.
If New York City is freaked out about a scary new coronavirus variant, the population on Rikers Island may be in much more serious trouble.