Hot Showers in a Heat Wave? The Only Option for Some NYC Inmates
By Maria Trovato
July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019
Sweltering City Jail Cells Need Air Conditioning, Says Board of Correction
By Rose Goldensohn and Reuven Blau
July 23, 2019
July 23, 2019
Some Rikers Island inmates had no AC during heat wave, Legal Aid says
Needed in Jails In A Heat Emergency: Air Conditioning and Oversight
By Vaidya Gullapalli
July 22, 2019
July 22, 2019
In the heat wave, one Brooklyn jail caught fire. The other was 'boiling-hot.'
By Noah Goldberg
July 22, 2019
July 22, 2019
'Cruel' Heat Discovered During Surprise Brooklyn Jail Visit
Massive Heat Wave Blamed For At Least 6 Deaths
By Justin Carissimo
July 21, 2019
July 21, 2019
Dangerous New York City Heatwave Puts Inmates in Peril
By Sebastian Murdock
July 20, 2019
July 20, 2019
Fire at notorious Brooklyn federal jail As NYC enters heat wave
By Nick Pinto
July 19, 2019
July 19, 2019
Legal Aid Calls for DOC to Move Inmates in NYC Jails to Air Conditioned Units
By Chelsia Rose Marcius
July 19, 2019
July 19, 2019
Corrections official fired after using employees to run errands
Former Physician At Rikers Island Exposes Health Risks Of Incarceration
City Jails Sued Over Brooklyn Man’s Untreated Health Woes
By Reaven Blau
March 6, 2019
March 6, 2019
Stabbed 75 times in jail, he's suing, accusing guards of doing nothing to prevent, stop MS-13 attack
By Rocco Parascandola
March 5, 2019
March 5, 2019
People in City Jails Can Now Make Free Phone Calls
By Thomas Tracy and John Annese
May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
Bill To Bring Libraries To NYC Jails Faces Opposition From The Correction Department
By Victoria Law
February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019
Incarceration Is a Deadly Health Risk: Former Chief Medical Officer of NYC Jails Speaks Out
Democracy Now!
February 26, 2019
February 26, 2019
Former Head Physician At Rikers, Dr. Homer Venters, Discusses His Book 'Life And Death In Rikers Island'
By Andy Mai
February 22, 2019
February 22, 2019
De Blasio takes a call from a Rikers Island inmate during his weekly radio show
Do Jails Kill People?
By Jennifer Gonnerman
February 20, 2019
February 20, 2019