Rikers, New York City

2 Men Held in New York City Jails Die in a Week, Officials Say
The deaths were the first in 2025 to be connected to the Rikers Island jail complex, which may be taken over by a court-appointed receiver.
Second Rikers detainee dies in NYC custody in less than a week, officials say
The man had a medical emergency while in a holding area at Manhattan court, according to the city Department of Correction
New York City mayor to allow ICE agents at Rikers jail
Adams says he will issue executive order reestablishing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence at complex
Man held on Rikers for 19 months becomes first to die in jails in 2025
A 38-year-old man named Ramel Powell became the first person to die on Rikers Island in 2025. The Department of Correction said he was found dead inside the Otis Bantm Correctional Center early Wednesday morning. AP file photo by Ted Shaffrey
Rikers Island detainee dies in custody, marking first such death of 2025, city says
The city Department of Correction said it was still investigating the death and had no further details on how the person died.
Second Rikers detainee dies in custody within a week: DOC
A Rikers Island inmate died while in custody on Monday, marking the second in-custody death of 2025, less than a week after the death of another inmate, according to the New York City Department of Correction.
Psycho alleged killer attacks 48 people at Rikers Island in 2 years — and latest victim says she’s ‘traumatized’
He’s a terror on the streets and a nightmare behind bars. Sundance Oliver, 30, a Brooklyn gangbanger locked up on murder ...
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NYC Mayor Adams vows to reopen ICE office at Rikers Island following meeting with Trump border czar Tom Homan
Mayor Eric Adams vowed to reopen the shuttered ICE office at Rikers Island following ... we should hand criminals over.’ ...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams promises to reopen ICE office on Rikers Island after meeting with Trump border czar
New York Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday met with border czar Tom Homan and federal officials for a closed-door meeting to ...
NYC move to reopen ICE office on Rikers Island stirs passion on both sides
The reaction to the mayor’s deal with the Trump administration to re-open ICE immigration operations on Rikers Island has ...
Homan pushes back on allegation on Adams case being ordered to be dropped for Rikers access
President Trump’s “border czar” on Sunday pushed back on allegations that prosecutors were ordered to dismiss charges against ...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to let ICE agents on Rikers Island after meeting with Trump's border czar
After meeting with the White House border czar on Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams says he agreed to allow ICE agents onto Rikers ...
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At Rikers Commissary, Prices Exceed Those at Local Stores Despite Pledge to Bring Costs Down
Under a provision of the revised contract carried over from the original signed during the pandemic, the commissary vendor, ...
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New York City’s Long Winter of Discontent
Crime, corruption, and congestion are all part of a city where no one knows if the mayor may go to jail or Andrew Cuomo could ...