Rikers Correctional Facility
The detainee blamed in the crash, a homicide suspect, got into the bus’s driver seat after a CO left the bus unattended outside the courthouse, the DOC said
One detainee was severely burned and several others suffered smoke inhalation in the April 6 fire, which the report confirmed was sparked by a detainee angry over losing personal possessions during a search
“I’ve never seen another human being look at someone like that, he had this look in his eyes, like you’re not getting out of here if you have a pulse,’” CO Kristen Lonnborg said
As part of a renewed push to shutter Rikers, Adrienne Adams wants to expand pretrial and alternative-to-incarceration programs
Paula Henry alleges in her suit that her fellow COs mocked and harassed her since she joined the department in 2016
“This is a humanitarian crisis and the state has an obligation to act,” a state senator said
Three hours before the man’s death, his unit was without an officer touring the floor, as required by Correction Department policy
In November, the city settled a class-action lawsuit over delayed releases dating back to 2014
The mayhem started early in the morning when a corrections officer saw three detainees slashing an inmate
The injured CO suffered face lacerations, fractured cheekbone in the attack by a detainee already facing four charges of assaulting COs
President of the Assistant Deputy Wardens/Deputy Wardens Association calls the plan “unfair, unequal and devastating”
Mayor Adams also thanked the “under-appreciated” correction officers who were spending their holiday working
The judge ordered the city to submit a plan to allow the DOC to hire wardens for jails from outside the department
“The multitude of plans, programs and promises the City has announced have not worked,” the Legal Aid Society said
Mayor Eric Adams’ office confirmed the money was shifted away from the agency, but didn’t elaborate on what motivated the move
Between Sept. 13 and Nov. 2, 2021, 155 officers were caught absent without leave and suspended
The 28-year-old CO, with stab wounds to his head, was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition
The brown water at the 44-year-old Kross Center is an example of what advocates describe as inhumane conditions in city jails
A report issued Sept 12 on six suicides and four overdoses in the jails in 2021 found a range of staffing breakdowns contributed to those fatalities
Acevedo, 48, climbed a fence Sept. 20 in the rooftop recreation yard of “the Barge” jailhouse moored off the Bronx in the East River
Testimony came during a City Council hearing on a bill to ban solitary confinement at Rikers Island
The report cites failure to check detainees, slow emergency responses, and vacant posts
About 6,400 officers were available to work at the city’s jails in July
The corrections captain is stable condition after the “heinous assault”
Officials said the Department of Correction isn’t ready to implement its plan in a manner that is safe for staff and detainees
Correction officials say their plan takes a harder line on the thousands of COs who have called in sick
The proposal pledges a harder line on evaluating COs who have been out for lengthy periods and those who are on medical monitoring
Advocates say a receivership is the only solution and claim Mayor Adams and Correction Commissioner Louis Molina have failed to improve the problems
Commissioner Louis Molina promised a federal judge on Tuesday that meaningful changes would be made within days
“The jails are in a state of crisis, inmates and staff are being seriously injured, and action is desperately needed now,” the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office said
One of the officers received more than $30,000 in a meticulous smuggling scheme, investigators say
More than 1,400 officers a day are listed as out sick on any given day
Mayor Adams said the ultimatum is about safety, though this decision will likely impact the Correction Department particularly hard
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