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Nolveiro Vera Ordonez was hauled into court on theft charges and pleaded to be sent to jail while ICE agents waited outside ...
The City Council on Monday passed a bill that they say will bring transparency to the way the city’s Department of Correction ...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams comments on Democratic challenger Zohran Mamdani during an interview with Patrick Bet David: ERIC ADAMS: It’s really not out of nowhere. Those of us who were watching what was ...
A Thousand and One paints a portrait of Harlem’s shifting streets, where gentrification looms and one mother, ex-con Inez, pulls off an audacious heist: Reclaiming a child she never legally had.
The New York Times has obtained video of the 2022 death of Michael Nieves, a mentally ill detainee who mortally wounded himself on Rikers Island.
It was, as The Post crowed, “rotten ‘pot’ luck.” Now, in a wild twist of fate, the well-known former stylist, music video ...
Michael Nieves, 40, was awaiting trial on Rikers Island when he tried to kill himself in 2022. The staff response to his suicide drew a harsh rebuke from the New York State attorney general and ...
Families and criminal justice advocates have long urged jail officials to notify them about deaths and other emergencies in ...
NYC Council is set to pass a bill for swift disclosure of detainee deaths at Rikers Island, aiming to increase transparency and address secrecy concerns.
The City Council was wrong to write a law purporting to ban solitary confinement on Rikers Island, as it would significantly ...
In this one-on-one, Mastro discusses the city's appeal over rental aid laws, efforts to fine protesters who wear masks, his ...