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Jun 29

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News6/29/20

Spurred by the 2019 Death of Layleen Polanco, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Moves to End Solitary Confinement in City Jails

Anne Branigin

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Jun 25

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Criminal Justice6/25/20

New Report on Layleen Xtravaganza Polanco's Death Highlights the Cruelty of NYC Jails' Policies Toward Trans People [Corrected]

Anne Branigin

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Apr 22

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Coronavirus4/22/20

New COVID-19 Model Predicts Failure to Reduce Jails Will Lead to Nearly 100,000 More Coronavirus Deaths

Anne Branigin

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Apr 6

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Coronavirus4/6/20

Jay-Z and Meek Mill's Reform Alliance to Send 100,000 Masks to Prisons

Joe Jurado

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Apr 6

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Coronavirus4/6/20

The 1st Rikers Island Detainee to Die From Coronavirus Complications Was Jailed for Parole Violation

Anne Branigin

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Apr 2

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News4/2/20

Andrew Cuomo Is Trash

Anne Branigin

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Apr 1

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Coronavirus4/1/20

A Death Sentence: As Jails Struggle to Stem Coronavirus Outbreaks, Delays Could Spell Disaster

Anne Branigin

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Dec 23

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News12/23/19

After Ignoring Complaints for Years, New York City Agrees to Pay $12.5 Million to Department of Corrections Visitors Subjected to Invasive Searches

Jay Connor

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Jun 18 2019

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Politics6/18/19

The Benefits of Whiteness: Paul Manafort Won't Be Going to Rikers Island. He Can Thank the Department of Justice

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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Jun 10 2019

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Criminal Justice6/10/19

Activists Demand Justice for Layleen Polanco, a Black Trans Woman Found Dead in a Rikers Island Jail Cell

Angela Helm

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Jun 4 2019

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Politics6/4/19

Someone Get Kim Kardashian on the Phone: Trump's Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Headed to Rikers Island

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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Jan 24 2019

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News1/24/19

New York City Settles With Family of Kalief Browder for $3.3 Million

Ibn Safir

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Jan 8 2018

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The Movement1/8/18

Black Women’s Lives Matter: A Discussion With BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Author Asha Bandele [Retracted]

Deborah Small

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Jan 2 2018

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1/2/18

1st Rikers Island Jail to Close by Summer

Breanna Edwards

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Dec 13 2017

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12/13/17

Police Union Is Big Mad After Colin Kaepernick and His Protest Afro Visited Rikers Island Prisoners

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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Oct 3 2017

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10/3/17

NYC Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend Less Than 24 Hours After Being Released From Jail: Report

Breanna Edwards

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Jul 17 2017

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7/17/17

NYC Will Pay $380,000 to Family of Rikers Island Inmate Who Hanged Himself Days After Being Taken Off Suicide Watch

Angela Helm

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Jul 15 2017

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7/15/17

NYC Mother of 6-Year-Old Brutally Beaten to Death Accuses Rikers Island Guards of Facilitating Her Sexual Assault

Angela Helm

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Jun 28 2017

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6/28/17

Man Jailed in Rikers Island for 5 Months With $2 of Bail Files Lawsuit

Yesha Callahan

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May 26 2017

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The Movement5/26/17

Bronx, NY, Intersection Renamed in Honor of Kalief Browder

Breanna Edwards

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Spurred by the 2019 Death of Layleen Polanco, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Moves to End Solitary Confinement in City Jails

New Report on Layleen Xtravaganza Polanco's Death Highlights the Cruelty of NYC Jails' Policies Toward Trans People [Corrected]

New COVID-19 Model Predicts Failure to Reduce Jails Will Lead to Nearly 100,000 More Coronavirus Deaths

Jay-Z and Meek Mill's Reform Alliance to Send 100,000 Masks to Prisons

The 1st Rikers Island Detainee to Die From Coronavirus Complications Was Jailed for Parole Violation

Andrew Cuomo Is Trash

A Death Sentence: As Jails Struggle to Stem Coronavirus Outbreaks, Delays Could Spell Disaster

After Ignoring Complaints for Years, New York City Agrees to Pay $12.5 Million to Department of Corrections Visitors Subjected to Invasive Searches

The Benefits of Whiteness: Paul Manafort Won't Be Going to Rikers Island. He Can Thank the Department of Justice

Activists Demand Justice for Layleen Polanco, a Black Trans Woman Found Dead in a Rikers Island Jail Cell

Someone Get Kim Kardashian on the Phone: Trump's Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Headed to Rikers Island

New York City Settles With Family of Kalief Browder for $3.3 Million

Black Women’s Lives Matter: A Discussion With BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Author Asha Bandele [Retracted]

1st Rikers Island Jail to Close by Summer

Police Union Is Big Mad After Colin Kaepernick and His Protest Afro Visited Rikers Island Prisoners

NYC Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend Less Than 24 Hours After Being Released From Jail: Report

NYC Will Pay $380,000 to Family of Rikers Island Inmate Who Hanged Himself Days After Being Taken Off Suicide Watch

NYC Mother of 6-Year-Old Brutally Beaten to Death Accuses Rikers Island Guards of Facilitating Her Sexual Assault

Man Jailed in Rikers Island for 5 Months With $2 of Bail Files Lawsuit

Bronx, NY, Intersection Renamed in Honor of Kalief Browder

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Spurred by the 2019 Death of Layleen Polanco, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Moves to End Solitary Confinement in City Jails

New Report on Layleen Xtravaganza Polanco's Death Highlights the Cruelty of NYC Jails' Policies Toward Trans People [Corrected]

New COVID-19 Model Predicts Failure to Reduce Jails Will Lead to Nearly 100,000 More Coronavirus Deaths

Jay-Z and Meek Mill's Reform Alliance to Send 100,000 Masks to Prisons

The 1st Rikers Island Detainee to Die From Coronavirus Complications Was Jailed for Parole Violation

Andrew Cuomo Is Trash

A Death Sentence: As Jails Struggle to Stem Coronavirus Outbreaks, Delays Could Spell Disaster

After Ignoring Complaints for Years, New York City Agrees to Pay $12.5 Million to Department of Corrections Visitors Subjected to Invasive Searches

The Benefits of Whiteness: Paul Manafort Won't Be Going to Rikers Island. He Can Thank the Department of Justice

Activists Demand Justice for Layleen Polanco, a Black Trans Woman Found Dead in a Rikers Island Jail Cell

Someone Get Kim Kardashian on the Phone: Trump's Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Headed to Rikers Island

New York City Settles With Family of Kalief Browder for $3.3 Million

Black Women’s Lives Matter: A Discussion With BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Author Asha Bandele [Retracted]

1st Rikers Island Jail to Close by Summer

Police Union Is Big Mad After Colin Kaepernick and His Protest Afro Visited Rikers Island Prisoners

NYC Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend Less Than 24 Hours After Being Released From Jail: Report

NYC Will Pay $380,000 to Family of Rikers Island Inmate Who Hanged Himself Days After Being Taken Off Suicide Watch

NYC Mother of 6-Year-Old Brutally Beaten to Death Accuses Rikers Island Guards of Facilitating Her Sexual Assault

Man Jailed in Rikers Island for 5 Months With $2 of Bail Files Lawsuit

Bronx, NY, Intersection Renamed in Honor of Kalief Browder