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For Lil Wayne, Third Sentencing Date Yields a Year at Rikers The rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Carter Jr., had pleaded guilty in October, after being arrested in 2007.
Rikers Island Guard Is Accused of Punching Prisoners Officials say that a correction officer attacked three inmates, then filed a false report to try to cover up one of the attacks.
Lil Wayne Changes Plea to Guilty on Felony Gun Charge
The Grammy-winning rapper will be sentenced to a year in prison under a plea agreement after admitting that a .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol was found on his tour bus.Prisoner Who Escaped in a Suit Is Captured Two of the officers responsible for Ronald Tackman, an escaped prisoner who was arrested Thursday night, face disciplinary action.
Immigration Official to Run New York?s Jails Dora B. Schriro, recently appointed to overhaul the nation?s immigration detention system, resigned over family needs, not policy differences, officials said.
Barbara Margolis, Prisoners? Advocate, Dies at 79
Mrs. Margolis was the founder and director of Fresh Start, a program that trains Rikers Island inmates for employment upon release.Man?s Death at Rikers Is Ruled a Homicide, and His Family Plans to Sue The family of a man who died while under psychiatric evaluation at a Rikers Island jail last month will sue the city for $10 million.
New York Agrees to Swine Flu Precautions at Rikers Island The city?s Department of Correction said it would sanitize a jail at the complex and screen inmates who leave the island for court appearances.
Suspect in Burglary Attempt Dies in Custody at Rikers A man died after being subdued by correction officers on Saturday night, and the authorities said they were investigating the circumstances of his death.
Safeguarding Contraband, Like iPods, Outside Jails
A cottage industry of people willing to safeguard visitors? cellphones and other items prohibited by the corrections department has sprung up around Rikers Island and other jails.Rikers Extortions Noted Before Death Investigators found that before an inmate was killed on Rikers Island, the Department of Correction was aware of a violent extortion ring.
Seeking to Intervene With Young Adults Before Crime Becomes a Way of Life
NYC Justice Corps helps young adults with criminal records find jobs in their own communities.Lawsuits Suggest Pattern of Rikers Guards Looking Other Way An episode of violence last month at the Rikers Island jail appears not to have been an isolated incident.
Rikers Horror Story After recent events at the youth facility at the Rikers Island jail, it is clear that New York City needs to do a much better job of training and supervising corrections officers there.
Correction Officers Accused of Letting Inmates Run Rikers Island Jail
Prosecutors say two prison guards tried to make their jobs easier by deploying inmates as enforcers, a system that led to the beating death of an 18-year-old prisoner.Newsfeed display by CaRP