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Rikers Guards Accused of Passing Contraband to Inmate The guards were fired on Wednesday after they were accused of smuggling marijuana, alcohol and tobacco to an inmate who is awaiting trial in the death of a police officer last July, officials said.
Soldier?s Ploy Backfires in Bid to Quit War A young Bronx man had himself shot to avoid returning to war.
Marrying at Rikers Island: Few Frills, Many Rules When marriage vows are uttered within the windowless rooms and cinder-block wall of prisons, there is no glamour but the rite is performed surprisingly often.
Rikers Officers Face Charges Involving Drugs and Bribes Seven current or former New York City correction officers were arrested on Thursday on charges of taking bribes and trying to smuggle illegal drugs to prisoners at Rikers Island.
In Ambitious Assault on Brooklyn Drug Trade, Limited Victory Charges of felony conspiracy for those arrested in drug raids at housing projects have been rejected by judges, and typically, those arrested have pleaded guilty to lesser crimes.
A Skyline That Sways in the Breeze
Larry Borger has been a practicing arborist since the Great Depression.The City Withdraws Its Proposal for a $375 Million Jail in the South Bronx After objections from community groups and elected officials, plans for a 2,040-bed jail in the South Bronx were shelved by the Bloomberg administration.
Rikers Island Counselor Is Charged With Selling Cocaine to an Officer A substance abuse counselor assigned to a drug treatment unit at Rikers Island has been charged with selling $100 worth of cocaine to an undercover police officer.
Jail Guard Charged With Telling Inmates to Assault Others to Keep Order A jail guard who ordered teenage inmates to assault others in an effort to maintain order and enforce discipline was arrested on Tuesday, prosecutors said.
On Air, a Broadcaster and a Killer Shared a Platform
Larry Davis, the notorious Bronx killer who was stabbed to death in prison last week, had a running conversation with the host of a radio show called ?Radio Unnameable? for nearly 20 years.Lonesome Blues on the Rikers Bus
Small, sorrowful groups have long gathered on East 149th Street to board the E-Z Travel Enterprises, a shuttle service that transports passengers between the South Bronx and Rikers Island.Army Lets a Felon Join Up, but N.Y.P.D. Will Not
Close to an honorable discharge from the Army, a former inmate at Rikers Island jail is finding that what the Army forgave is remembered at home.Manhattan: New Way of Getting Money to Inmates New York City officials announced measures yesterday intended to do away with the obligatory long and often expensive trips by friends and relatives of city jail inmates to deposit money into inmates? spending accounts. Changing the longstanding system of in-person cash deposits at Rikers Island and other city jails, the Department of Correction said that such accounts could now be replenished by Internet or phone deposits using credit or debit cards, or by using storefront kiosks that take cas...
City to Pay Damages for Strip Searches Tens of thousands of nonviolent inmates taken to Rikers Island on misdemeanor charges were wrongly strip-searched in violation of a court settlement.
A Baby Girl?s Bath Becomes a Young Couple?s Nightmare A mother has been indicted on two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, and two counts of reckless endangerment since her child was placed on life support.
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