WebJun 4, 2024 · Two men locked up on low-level arrests that violated their parole — one of them a new father jailed for allegedly shoplifting — recently died behind bars on Rikers Island, THE CITY has learned. News of the deaths of Thomas Braunson III, 35, on April 19, and 45-year-old Richard Blake just 11 days later comes as advocates make a final push … WebApr 9, 2024 · Rikers Island Prison in Queens on Sept. 13, 2024. (Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News) One factor in the decline was that the Correction Department reduced the number of...
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WebJan 13, 2024 · On Oct. 19, inside cell 15 at the George R. Vierno Center, an 850-bed jail on Rikers Island, fight night was underway. It was organized by a leader of the Trinitarios — a predominantly … WebApr 5, 2024 · U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 5, 2024 Two New York City Correction Officers Among Six Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Accept Bribes and Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Facilities for Gang Members Cell Phones and Narcotics Smuggled to Members of … sharks organization
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WebJan 17, 2024 · In “Rikers: An Oral History,” which hits bookstores Tuesday, authors Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau delve deep into the culture and history of Rikers Island. Rayman covers criminal justice for the New York Daily News, focusing on the city jails. He is also the author of “The NYPD Tapes.” WebFeb 6, 2024 · The Correction Department for the first time has installed a body scanner at a Rikers Island jail to check correction officers and civilian staff for contraband, the Daily News has learned. A photo of the partially assembled imaging device at the Robert N. Davoren Center was obtained by The News. WebOct 25, 2024 · Early Saturday morning, 28-year-old Erick Tavira died by apparent suicide in his cell while awaiting trial inside the sprawling jail complex known as Rikers Island in … population analysis with reticulate trees