Most recent articles on NYC jails. For prior articles, please visit "Archived Articles": ​

'Appalled at the conditions' in Rikers, Johnson urges de Blasio to move to end solitary confinement

By Mark Hallum
October 27, 2019

More than 370 people have died in NYC jails since 2001

By David Brand
​October 23, 2019

Mayor 'Interfered' with Jails Overseer on Solitary Confinement, Member Charges

By Eileen Grench and Rosa Goldensohn
​October 22, 2019

Solitary Confinement Reform Pushed Back Again as City Hall Balks

By Rosa Goldensohn and Eileen Grench
​October 21, 2019

Advocates push to end solitary confinement in NYC jails one day before landmark proposal to restrict the practice

By Chelsia Rose Marcius
​October 21, 2019

Here's How Easily New York Could Become the First Major U.S. City to End Solitary Confinement

By Natasha Lennard
​October 21, 2019

De Blasio Ousts Key Solitary Confinement Foe As Reform Nears

By Reuven Blau and Rosa Goldensohn
​October 17, 2019

New stats show surge in violence at Rikers Island

By Erin Durkin
September 17, 2019

NYC Correction officer suspended for smuggling contraband into Rikers

By Thomas Tracy
​September 11, 2019

City Jails Board Slow to Act on Solitary Reform, Critics Say

By Reuven Blau and Rosa Goldensohn Additional Reporting by Eileen Grench
September 10, 2019

Young Adults in City Jails Miss Half of their Mental Health Appointments

By David Brand
​August 5, 2019

Elizabeth Warren brings attention to death of trans woman at Rikers, calling solitary 'inhumane'

By Casey Quinlan
​August 1, 2019

Medical Condition Should Have Kept Polanco From Solitary, Experts Say

By Reuven Blau and Rose Goldensohn
​August 1, 2019

Layleen Polanco Died of Epileptic Seizure in Solitary, Autopsy Reveals

By Rosa Goldensohn and Reuven Blau
​July 30, 2019