department of corrections
Rebuilding Rikers is the only sane anti-crime position in NYC mayoral race
Andrew Cuomo has finally come out for the only sane position on the troubled Rikers Island jail complex: Rebuild it, don’t replace it with smaller, more costly borough ones.
NYC official violated 'sanctuary city' rules by ratting out illegal immigrants to feds: report
A new city investigation report said a correction investigator told ICE when illegal immigrants were being released from jail, violating city law.
Inmate dies of apparent seizure at Rikers Island – 5th death in NYC custody in less than 2 weeks
The man, whose name had not been released by Friday, was “experiencing what appeared to be a seizure” at the George R. Vierno Center around 7:50 p.m. Wednesday, according to...
Psycho Rikers inmate slashes two guards in gruesome scalpel attack -- as union boss calls out Zohran Mamdani
A bloodthirsty gangbanger slashed two Rikers Island correction officers in a gruesome ceramic scalpel attack -- bringing his behind-bars trail of victims to more than 50 people, union leaders said...
DOC bigwig who probes misconduct used NYC government car to commute home and run 'personal errands' for 118 days: report
McGugins, who has had the Special Investigations Unit job since October 2022, agreed to pay back the E-ZPass charges and fork over another $4,000 fine.
Rikers Island inmate found dead in cell, marking the 9th death in custody at NYC jail this year
The troubled jail has been under federal supervision since 2015 amid ongoing systemic issues.
Correction officers give away hundreds of bikes to needy kids in Queens: 'It keeps the positivity going'
Hundreds of needy Big Apple kids got free bikes at an event hosted by city Correction officers and the NYPD on Friday.
Rikers Island inmate found dead in bathroom after 'medical emergency,' 8th death in custody at NYC jail this year
A Correction officer found the man – whose name has not been released pending family notification – lying on the floor of a restroom inside the Eric M. Taylor Center,...
NY prisons' staffing woes helped drive overtime spending up to massive $445M: report
According to a new report from the state comptroller’s office, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, DOCCS, spent the most on overtime in 2024 – $445 million, a...
Venezuelan migrant begged NYC judge to send him to Rikers — but the feds got him in the end
Nolveiro Vera Ordonez was hauled into court on theft charges and pleaded to be sent to jail while ICE agents waited outside the courtroom.
Gangbanger convicted in mistaken identity murder of NYC teen found dead in prison as victim's mom speaks out
Jonaiki Martinez-Estrella got a break when an appellate court overturned his first-degree murder conviction -- but ultimately received a death sentence.
'Model prisoner' Luigi Mangione whines about wearing handcuffs, bulletproof vest — makes request to judge
The attorney called Mangione a “model prisoner” and “a model defendant in court."
A federal takeover of Rikers Island jails is long overdue — and shouldn't be delayed
Calling the conditions at Rikers Island “dangerous and unsafe,” federal Judge Laura Swain finally cleared the way for an independent manager — that is, a federal receiver — to take...
Lefty NYC Council pols want to spend $1M to speed up Rikers Island closure
The City Council is considering spending $1.1 million on a measure aimed at speeding up the closing of Rikers Island -- a bid Mayor Eric Adams' office slammed as a...
Knife-wielding retired NYC correction officer, 54, stabbed himself before being shot dead by LI cops: sources
Brentwood resident Bruce Boyd, 54, had several self-inflicted stab wounds and was bleeding when police entered the house.
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 reality-denying City Council refuses to admit it.
Woke NYC councilwoman wants pricey 'farm-to-table' meals for Rikers inmates
Lefty Manhattan Councilwoman Gale Brewer is pushing the city to feed jailbirds "farm-to-table" meals, like ones served up at some of the Big Apple’s top Michelin-starred restaurants.
NY prison strike crisis costing taxpayers a whopping $3.5M a day: Hochul admin
The state is spending upwards of $3.5 million per day to run the prisons after thousands walked off the job two weeks ago.
NY prison officials warn striking correction officers to get back to work or face termination in last-ditch attempt to stop wildcat action
“Today we are forced to take action to enforce our laws and collective bargaining agreement. Terminations of Officers who have been AWOL for more than 11 consecutive shifts have begun.”
How Gov. Hochul is bungling New York's prison crisis
Gov. Kathy Hochul won’t address striking corrections officers’ key gripe: the state's 2021 HALT Act, which restricts segregation of dangerous prisoners.