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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
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