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Hot Showers in a Heat Wave? The Only Option for Some NYC Inmates

By Maria Trovato
​July 25, 2019

Sweltering City Jail Cells Need Air Conditioning, Says Board of Correction

By Rose Goldensohn and Reuven Blau
​July 23, 2019

Some Rikers Island inmates had no AC during heat wave, Legal Aid says

By Chelsia Rose Marcius
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July 23, 2019


Needed in Jails In A Heat Emergency: Air Conditioning and Oversight

By Vaidya Gullapalli
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July 22, 2019

In the heat wave, one Brooklyn jail caught fire. The other was 'boiling-hot.'

By Noah Goldberg
​July 22, 2019

'Cruel' Heat Discovered During Surprise Brooklyn Jail Visit

 By Anna Quinn
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July 22, 2019

Massive Heat Wave Blamed For At Least 6 Deaths

By Justin Carissimo
​July 21, 2019

Dangerous New York City Heatwave Puts Inmates in Peril

By Sebastian Murdock
July 20, 2019

Fire at notorious Brooklyn federal jail As NYC enters heat wave

By Nick Pinto
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July 19, 2019

Legal Aid Calls for DOC to Move Inmates in NYC Jails to Air Conditioned Units

By Chelsia Rose Marcius
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July 19, 2019


Corrections official fired after using employees to run errands

By Julia Marsh
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March 19, 2019

Former Physician At Rikers Island Exposes Health Risks Of Incarceration

Heard on Fresh Air
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March 18, 2019

City Jails Sued Over Brooklyn Man’s Untreated Health Woes

By Reaven Blau
​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
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March 5, 2019

People in City Jails Can Now Make Free Phone Calls

By Thomas Tracy and John Annese
May 1, 2019

Bill To Bring Libraries To NYC Jails Faces Opposition From The Correction Department

By Victoria Law
February 27, 2019

Incarceration Is a Deadly Health Risk: Former Chief Medical Officer of NYC Jails Speaks Out

Democracy Now!
​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

​De Blasio takes a call from a Rikers Island inmate during his weekly radio show

By Jillian Jorgensen
February 22, 2019

Do Jails Kill People?

By Jennifer Gonnerman
February 20, 2019

Rikers Rape Victim Who Smuggled Evidence Wins Settlement

By Alice Speri
February 11 2019, 1:44 p.m.

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  • Home
  • About
    • JAC Membership
    • Community Standards
  • NYC BOC Rulemaking
  • Initiatives
    • Abolish Solitary Confinement
    • Ending Sexual Abuse
    • Improving Visits
    • Voting Rights
  • Actions
  • In the News
    • Archived Articles
  • Calendar
  • Resources
    • Visiting a Loved One
    • NYC Board of Correction
    • NYC Department of Correction
  • Contact