Harvey Weinstein in special Rikers cell after overturned rape conviction
Sex predator Harvey Weinstein returned to Rikers Island Friday afternoon, a day after his infamous rape conviction was overturned. The fallen movie mogul is cooling his heels in a special cell for inmates with medical problems at the Rikers West facility, his publicist confirmed to the Post. “Thank you for your prompt response.” [the NYC […]
Two NYC correction officers attacked by inmates in one violent day on Rikers Island
On Monday, a Rikers Island inmate attacked two correctional officers separately, leaving them with severe injuries to their faces and hands, The Post has learned. The first attack, which occurred around 1 p.m. inside the George R. Vierno Center, injured a police officer while trying to break up an apparent gang war between about 10 […]
NYC to pay $28 million in Rikers suicide attempt case
The city has agreed to pay $28.7 million to the family of a Rikers Island inmate who suffered severe brain damage after attempting suicide while prison guards watched, according to court records. The incident left Nicholas Feliciano in need of lifelong care, led to criminal charges against four security guards, and his family filed suit […]
NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ gets punched on Rikers Island
New York City’s so-called “worst landlord” was punched in the face within hours of booking himself to Rikers Island on Friday and had to be briefly hospitalized. And the residents of Daniel Ohebshalom’s dilapidated, rat-infested apartment complex can’t help but feel like he was expecting it. “I had to pay for repairs to the kitchen […]
Adam Kamagate, Curtis Braswell indicted on trying to smuggle drugs into Rikers
Two drug dealers, including one charged with the overdose death of his infant son last year, are suspected of trying to smuggle court documents soaked in liquid fentanyl to Rikers Island, prosecutors announced Thursday. did. Adam Camergate and Curtis Braswell were indicted this week on multiple drug charges in what the Staten Island District Attorney’s […]
Inmate viciously stabs fellow Gorilla Stone Bloods gangbanger with Plexiglas blade in Rikers Island horror: DA
A Rikers Island inmate attacked a fellow member of the Gorilla Stone Bloods gang with a 7-inch homemade Plexiglas knife, leaving the victim in need of life-saving heart surgery, authorities said Tuesday. Shane Delisle, a 25-year-old gangbanner who goes by the street names “Bankroll” or “Swerve,” is accused of assaulting Charles Satterwhite on Dec. 20 […]
Rikers inmate chokes female correction officer weeks after another attack left guard with fractured nasal bones
A deranged inmate nearly strangled a female correctional officer at Rikers Island on Friday night — and another inmate, dissatisfied with his cell block, hit her in the face with a belt. Less than five weeks later, the Post learned. The shocking and awe-inspiring assault by the hulking inmates left two women injured and their […]
Taylor Swift’s NYC stalker mentally ‘unfit’ for trial, attorney claims in plea to get him out of Rikers Island
The Seattle law student accused of stalking Taylor Swift has been deemed mentally unfit to stand trial as he sought his client’s release from Rikers Island prison, his lawyer argued Wednesday. David Crowe, 33, was scheduled to appear in Manhattan criminal court on Wednesday for a hearing related to the serial killer hiding outside Swift’s […]
Rikers Island staff told male prisoner to identify as trans so he could access women’s ward, pimp out female inmates: Lawsuit
An explosives lawsuit filed in a Bronx court last November alleges that some inmates and staff at Rikers Island run a prostitution ring, and that the staff involved sought to gain better access to women's facilities. They allege that he encouraged straight male prisoners to identify as transgender. And officials at the New York State […]
Male Rikers Island Inmate Raped Female Prisoner
A male Rikers Island inmate who identified himself as a woman raped a female inmate, according to the lawsuit. The suit also alleges that a male inmate told officials at the women's prison that he was not transgender and that he was only there “to have sex.” A former Rikers Island inmate claims she was […]