5 inmates have died at Rikers Island in past six weeks, officials say
Five inmates have died at the Rikers Island jail complex in the last six weeks, officials say. At least 38 people have died ...
As ‘Close Rikers’ grows ever more impossible, progressives insist ever harder on doing it
In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the ...
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Woman dies at Rikers Island, NYC jail officials say — 4th detainee death of 2025
Her death is the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, and follows that of Ariel Quidone, 20, last week and ...
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Sam Bankman-Fried is moved out of New York City prison and half way across the country
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of cryptocurrency platform FTX, has been transferred out of a federal prison in New York City and moved to a new detention center, roughly a year-and-a ...
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Sam Bankman-Fried No Longer In New York City Prison
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was moved from the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City and is being held in a federal transfer center, according to federal prison information.