Mamdani’s ’empty Rikers’ plan would guarantee another crime spike
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to mindlessly free perps held at Rikers is a carbon copy of the de…
Mamdani admin to ‘responsibly’ shrink NYC jail population as correction officer ranks dwindle
The Mamdani administration is trying to “responsibly” shrink New York City’s jail population as decrepit Rikers Island fills…
Mamdani’s visit with Rikers Island jailbirds to break Ramadan fast has critics peeved: ‘Disgusting’
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing furious backlash after breaking his Ramadan fast with Muslim jailbirds on notorious…
Community leaders press for details on the new Bronx jail — and investment in keeping people out – Bronx Times
Discussion around the 1,040-capacity Bronx jail is heating up as design plans for the forthcoming South Bronx facility…
Stanley Richards Set As 1st Ex-Inmate To Lead NYC Corrections
by Sharelle B. McNair February 2, 2026 Richards hopes to chart “a path of hope” as NYC jails…
Stanley Richards named to lead Department of Correction — NYC’s first ex-con commissioner
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is turning to an ex-con to run NYC’s embattled jail system. Stanley Richards was named…
NYC Correction officer busted with stash of weapons in car: DA
An off-duty city Department of Correction officer was arrested this week for allegedly driving around with a stash…
Zohran Mamdani’s executive order to curb solitary confinement at NYC Rikers Island
Mayor Zohran Mamdani put New York City’s troubled jail system on the clock to end solitary confinement — …
14th inmate this year dies at NYC’s Rikers Island: ‘Utterly failing’
A 32-year-old Rikers Island inmate died behind bars early Sunday — the 14th in-custody death at the Big…
Convicted kidnapper, killer of Brooklyn boy, 8, dies in prison
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The man convicted of kidnapping and brutally killing an 8-year-old Brooklyn boy more than…
Soft-on-crime ex-NYC and Maryland jail honcho helping Mamdani reshape services for criminals
The ex-NYC jails boss who oversaw a huge surge of violence on Rikers Island is helping Mayor-elect Zohran…
Parents incarcerated on Rikers reunite with their children at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum • Brooklyn Paper
Once a month, when the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is closed to the public, it welcomes a special group…