Female Rikers officer punched by violent inmate in NYC jail
A longtime Rikers Island correctional officer needed six stitches to close a gaping wound above her eye Friday after she was punched in the face by a violent inmate at the city's notorious city jail. The 47-year-old woman, who asked to remain anonymous as she is not authorized to speak publicly, told the Post she […]
Rikers corrections officer cleared of sex abuse charge breaks silence after ‘biggest embarassment’ of his life: ‘Crying, crying, crying’
A correctional officer at Rikers said he cried when he was cleared of sexually assaulting a colleague while on duty, calling the ordeal the biggest embarrassment of his life. Carlos Ozrio, 39, was found not guilty last month on charges by a fellow correctional officer that he groped her from behind “while kissing her neck” […]
NYC Correction officer Kendell Felix busted for smuggling $15K in cigarettes and a cell phone into Rikers Island: cops
A city corrections officer was indicted Wednesday on charges he smuggled more than $15,000 worth of contraband into Rikers Island, including 200 cigarettes and a cellphone, prosecutors said. Kendell Felix, 37, is accused of accepting $3,000 in bribes from outsiders to smuggle illegal items into the prison and distribute them to inmates, according to the […]
Rikers guard saves baby choking on Dorito in jail’s visiting room
After a terrifying incident last week when a baby choked on a chip while visiting Rikers Island, the city's “Boldest” sprang into action to save the baby. The one-year-old boy began turning blue after swallowing Doritos around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday in a visiting area of the prison where his mother, Savannah Webb, had just […]
‘The View’ Host Sunny Hostin Predicts Trump Will Be Imprisoned in Rikers Island
A-B-C scenery Co-host Sunny Hostin predicted on her show Friday that former President Donald Trump will be sent to Rikers Island to serve his prison sentence. Hostin, in a visibly elated mood, detailed Trump’s eagerness to go to prison, claiming that an anonymous source had told her that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) would […]
‘Is Rikers prepared?’: Eric Adams pressed on Trump’s potential jail time
‘Outnumbered’ panelists discuss Trump’s New York criminal trial and the possibility of jail time as Stormy Daniels takes the … source
Harvey Weinstein expected to appear in court today — just days after being transferred to Rikers Island
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will appear in a Queens courtroom on Thursday, days after being transferred from his cozy private room at Bellevue Hospital to Rikers Island. Mr. Weinstein, 72, is scheduled for a procedural hearing over an extradition warrant filed by the state of California following a bombshell decision by the New York […]
Eric Adams says Rikers would be ‘ready’ if Trump is imprisoned over gag order
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said Wednesday that the city’s notorious Rikers Island prison is “ready to go” if former President Trump is ordered jailed for violating a gag order in his hush-money criminal trial. ” he said. Adams said the city’s Department of Corrections is “prepared for whatever happens at Rikers Island,” […]
Eric Adams Announces Rikers Island Preparing to Imprison Donald Trump
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced that the city’s Department of Corrections is prepared to incarcerate former President Donald Trump at Rikers Island. Adams’ comments come a day after New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan, who is presiding over Trump’s business records trial, threatened to jail him on contempt charges for […]
Harvey Weinstein sent to Rikers after report of VIP treatment at Bellevue: source
Harvey Weinstein was transferred to Rikers Island on Monday night after reports that he received excellent care while being treated at New York City’s Bellevue Hospital, officials said. The fallen movie mogul, whose sex crimes conviction was vacated last month, is in the hospital’s intensive care unit on a separate floor from other detainees, with […]