#rikers — Public Fediverse posts
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🚨 A lawsuit alleges Rikers officers repeatedly shackled a pregnant woman despite NY legal protections. If the law couldn’t protect her inside Rikers, what is it worth?
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Our mayor is a good human being who recognizes the humanity of all who live in our city.
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Mr. Mamdani, a democratic socialist who ran on an #affordability agenda,
pledged during the campaign to freeze rent on the city’s nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments.“We know we are fighting for a #rent #freeze, but that is not the extent of our efforts,”
Mr. Mamdani said. “We will also stand up for tenants, build #new #housing and get New Yorkers into housing faster.”
Mamdani also signed an executive order #revoking all orders issued by former Mayor #Eric #Adams after his indictment in September 2024 on federal corruption charges.
He signed another to create the structure of his new administration with five #deputy #mayors.
Mr. Mamdani said that he revoked the orders that Mr. Adams’ issued after his indictment,
which was later dismissed at the request of the Trump administration,
because that was when Mr. Adams lost the public’s trust.Two executive orders that Mr. Mamdani revoked allowed federal immigration officials to investigate criminal activity at the #Rikers #Island #jail complex
and created an office focused on #blockchain technology, a passion of Mr. Adams who often talked about #cryptocurrency.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/nyregion/mamdani-housing-executive-orders.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
“I Think That Protest Is a Healthy Part of Any Democracy,” Says Mamdani
The mayor-elect discusses the New York City Housing Authority, a possible Department of Community Safety, and more.https://murica.website/2025/11/i-think-that-protest-is-a-healthy-part-of-any-democracy-says-mamdani/
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After years of dysfunction and court battles, a judge has seized control of Riker’s Island prison in New York City. Read more from @[email protected]
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#Prison #NYC #Judge #NewYork #Rikers #RikersIsland -
After years of dysfunction and court battles, a judge has seized control of Riker’s Island prison in New York City. Read more from @[email protected]
https://flip.it/UW6RvV
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Mayor #EricAdams to Allow #ICE Agents to Operate Inside #Rikers Island After Meeting With Border Czar
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The lawyers argued about whether or not evidence should be allowed in that relates to #AllenWeisselberg, the fmr #TrumpOrganization CFO, who is currently in #Rikers Island after pleading #guilty to #perjury.
The evidence is Weisselberg’s severance agreement which stipulates he will get an extra $2M if he does not cooperate w/any prosecutions of Trump.
The agreement would show that he is still waiting to be paid his full severance by the #Trump Org.
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#HarveyWeinstein Sent Back to #Rikers After THE CITY Exposed VIP Treatment https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/05/07/harvey-weinstein-rikers-vip-treatment/
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CW: Sexual assault
Women held at #Rikers say they were sexually assaulted during routine medical exams https://gothamist.com/news/women-held-at-rikers-say-they-were-sexually-assaulted-during-routine-medical-exams
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Back to #Rikers
Fmr #Trump exec #Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in #jail after pleading guilty to lying under oath in the NYAG’s #civil #fraud investigation into business practices at the #TrumpOrganization.
#AllenWeisselberg, who worked for the Trump family for a half-century before *retiring* recently, was taken into custody after a brief proceeding in NY Sup Court & is expected to serve his sentence at #RikersIsland.#perjury #legal #law
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Late-night #sex #assaults. #Invasive #searches. The 700+ #women alleging #abuse at #Rikers.
Jeny remembers trying to #hide under the rough, jail-issued #sheets when the #RikersIsland #guards would come for her in the middle of the night.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Police #Incarceration #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #SexualAssault #Rape #NoPoliceAtPride
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CW: Sexual assaults at Rikers
Late-night sex assaults. Invasive searches. The 700+ women alleging abuse at #Rikers. https://gothamist.com/news/late-night-sex-assaults-invasive-searches-the-700-women-alleging-abuse-at-rikers
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#Rikers Island jail is a not just a New York Citty but also a national scandal, decades long, and every mayor and city council during that time is implicated in the neglect, injustice, and barbarism of it.
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#NYC #prison #Rikers #CultureOfCruelty
City Jails No Longer Announcing Deaths Behind Bars, Angering Watchdogs
The Department of Correction says that the de Blasio-era practice of notifying the press when someone dies in a detention facility is over. Advocacy groups and a federal monitor say it’s part of a broader effort to hide wrongdoing.https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/5/31/23744666/correction-jails-not-announcing-deaths-rikers
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Seriously though, how does #Rikers even exist? https://gothamist.com/news/rikers-island-exists-to-make-sure-people-show-up-to-court-thats-not-happening
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NEWS: We have identified the 14 most carceral #judges in #NewYorkCity. Estimated impact: over 2.5 yrs, an extra 580 people jailed, 154 yrs detention, and $77 million in costs. If you care about #bail #reform or #Rikers or simply #justice, read on & share. https://qsideinstitute.org/cost-of-discretion/
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What this has to do with #bail is that on any given day, MOST people in #Rikers are there because they can't pay bail. https://www.vera.org/publications/against-the-odds-bail-reform-new-york-city-criminal-courts.
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Anyway, on to #Rikers, the infamous New York City jail. It has a long history of numerous cases of violence, abuse, and neglect towards those who are incarcerated. These incidents have led to deaths, injuries, and trauma that continue to impact countless individuals and families.
