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July 18, 2023 AMNYWalls are closing in on City control of Rikers Island as push for federal receivership continues
Former Rikers Island inmates and their supporters rallied against the latest death in the penal facility on Tuesday as the feds look to wrest control of the city jail away from the Adams administration.
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July 18, 2023 Legal Action Center
Advocates Praise US DOJ for Bringing Contempt Charges Against NYC DOC Over Conditions on Rikers Island and Push for Its Permanent Closure
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced the intention of his office to pursue contempt proceedings against Rikers Island for numerous human rights violations as well as seek federal receivership of the jail.
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July 16, 2023 New York Daily News18 months of nothing: Adams panel on convict releases has yet to meet
Look on the NYC.gov website for the Local Conditional Release Commission - its job is weighing early release for people sentenced to Rikers Island and other city jails - and all you'll see is a page saying "More information coming soon!"
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July 14, 2023 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
NYC Supervised Release Program sees significant $37 million funding boost
New York City's Supervised Release Program has received a significant funding boost of $36.8 million under the new budget agreement.
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July 13, 2023
David Rothenberg’s Letter to the Editor
Jim Quinn's perspective on the need to maintain Rikers Island ("Drop 'Close Rikers' plan before it is too late," op-ed, July 10) is embedded in past myths.
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