Rikers opens wellness center for correction officers
The New York State Department of Corrections has opened a wellness center for Riker guards with a “quiet room,” gym, and business center in an ongoing effort to help COs live healthy lives. The space is located within the Otis Bantam Correctional Center and is staffed by 800 uniformed staff members. The Department of Corrections […]
Adams wants to reopen Rikers Island ICE office, Trump’s incoming border czar Tom Homan says after mayor pulls ‘complete 180’ in sitdown
Mayor Eric Adams told incoming border czar Tom Homan that he wants to reopen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Rikers Island. This sparked swift anger among immigrant advocates and almost certainly a bitter battle with the City Council. The mayor's desire to thaw out the troubled prison complex's ICE offices, which Homan detailed to […]
Harvey Weinstein Attorney Claims Bloody Clothes in ‘Gulag’ Prison Part of Substandard Medical Care at Rikers
NEW YORK (AP) – Harvey Weinstein's lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging that Weinstein received substandard medical care in unsanitary conditions while in prison. woke up. the infamous Rikers Island prison complex. The notice of claim, which is the first step in filing a lawsuit against the city, accuses the […]
NYC found in contempt over ‘grave’ conditions at Rikers Island — with fed takeover increasingly likely
New York City was found guilty of contempt Wednesday over “serious” conditions at Rikers Island. The judge said Rikers Island is “prone” to ordering a federal takeover of the troubled prison complex. A scathing 65-page contempt order by Manhattan federal judge Laura Taylor Swain accused the city of increased inmate deaths, a spike in “uses […]
Harvey Weinstein claims NYC Rikers Island not providing medical care and hygiene
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers filed a lawsuit Tuesday against New York City, alleging that Weinstein is being held at the notorious Rikers Island prison and receiving substandard medical care in unsanitary conditions. The notice of claim, which is the first step in filing a lawsuit against the city, accuses the facility of failing to manage the […]
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 […]