Rikers Island Since 2014, 35 correctional officers and/or staff members at Rikers were charged with criminal offenses. 13 of the 35 were charged with assault or...
Kalief Browder, when he was 16, was charged with theft of a backpack. He was incarcerated at Rikers Island for three years waiting for trial. He...
During the next four weeks, prisonpath.com will discuss conditions in our prisons and jails. This posting examines New York City’s Riker’s violence against mentally ill inmates....
On June 23, 2012, an inmate, Darren Rainey, was locked in a shower by prison guards after defecating in his cell and refusing to clean the...
