How NYC got Rikers Island and Why it Doesn’t Work
Rikers’ physical reality, many agree, is a crucial part of its problem.
November 24, 2015 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2015/11/24/how-nyc-got-rikers-island-and-why-it-doesnt-work/Your search for rikers returned 413 results
Behind the Growing Calls to Close Rikers Island
The key question might not be whether the city should live without Rikers, or how it would do so, but whether it has the political will to finish the transformation that has already started.
November 24, 2015 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2015/11/24/behind-the-growing-calls-to-close-rikers-island/Did Rikers Policy Experiment Look at the Right Policies?
A first-of-its-kind “social impact bond” project that tried to reduce recidivism among youths jailed on Rikers Island is being hailed as a success even though the results disappointed.
July 7, 2015 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2015/07/07/did-rikers-policy-experiment-look-at-the-right-policies/Correction Dept. Slows Bid to Restrict Rikers Visits
Citing rising violence, the city’s Department of Correction wants more ability to block visits or curtail physical contact. Opponents say the proposed changes are based on bad data and could do more harm than good.
June 10, 2015 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2015/06/10/bid-to-restrict-rikers-visits-meets-resistance/Beyond Rikers: Stats on Violence in State Prisons
On a per capita basis, state inmates are less likely than city prisoners to be perpetrators or victims of violence. But the numbers point to a persistent suicide problem and a rising use of force.
January 7, 2015 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2015/01/07/amid-rikers-inquiries-what-about-violence-in-state-prisons/Rikers Scandal: Key Leaders Are Between Policymakers, Prisoners
The revelations about systemic brutality in the city’s jails point to the critical role that captains—the first layer of leadership over correction officers—play.
September 23, 2014 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2014/09/23/rikers-scandal-key-leaders-are-between-policymakers-prisoners/How to Stop an Explosion of Violence on Rikers Island
Amid a sharp increase in fights and injuries, a former corrections officer lays out a plan to avoid more bloodshed.
May 7, 2014 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2014/05/07/how-to-stop-an-explosion-of-violence-on-rikers-island/Solitary Confinement On the Rise at Rikers
There’s been a 44 percent jump in the number of punitive segregation cells in city jails the past two years. Jail officials say it’s to prevent violence, but advocates argue the punishment is counterproductive.
March 27, 2012 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2012/03/27/solitary-confinement-on-the-rise-at-rikers/Hurricane Passes, But Worries About Rikers Evacuation Remain
It turns out storm Irene was not a threat to the 14,000 inmates at the city’s huge jail complex. But other risks abound. Is there a plan for how to empty the island?
October 7, 2011 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2011/10/07/hurricane-passes-but-worries-about-rikers-evacuation-remain/First Stop, Rikers. Next Stop, Colombia?
Immigrant advocates are trying to separate local police work from federal immigration enforcement.
November 6, 2009 http://citylimits.flywheelstaging.com/2009/11/06/first-stop-rikers-next-stop-colombia/
