Rikers Island inmate indicted for arson and slashing correction officers
BRONX, N.Y. — A Rikers Island inmate has been indicted on multiple charges, including arson and assault, after allegedly starting a fire in his cell …
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Bronx man sentenced to 25 years for fatal shooting and Rikers Island stabbing
BRONX, N.Y. — A Bronx man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a fatal 2021 shooting that killed one …
Four Rikers Island inmates indicted in jail slashing
BRONX, N.Y. — Four inmates at Rikers Island have been indicted on charges including first-degree gang assault and first-degree assault in connection with a March …
Rikers Island Reportedly Preparing Prison Cell for Former U.S. President
NEW YORK, NY – The rumor mill is working overtime, and the latest scoop might just be the wildest one yet. Word on the street …
Rikers Island Inmate Indicted on Multiple Charges Including Predatory Sexual Assault
BRONX, NY—Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark has announced the indictment of Kelvin Williams, 34, a Rikers Island inmate, on multiple charges stemming from an …
Rikers Island Inmates Charged with Attempted Murder in Gang-Related Attack
BRONX, NY – Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced the indictment of four Rikers Island inmates for a violent attack on another inmate, which …
NYC Correction Officer Smuggled Weed and Smokes Into Rikers Island
BRONX, NY – Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber have announced the indictment of …
Rikers Island Inmate Sentenced to Six Years for Attempted Rape of Nurse
Bronx, NY — A Rikers Island inmate has been sentenced to six years in prison for attempting to rape a nurse in a jail clinic. …
Rikers Island Inmate Indicted for Assaulting NYC Correction Officer
BRONX, NY—A Rikers Island inmate has been indicted on charges of second-degree Assault and other offenses after allegedly attacking a New York City Department of …
Nine Inmates Indicted for Violent Attack on Fellow Prisoner at Rikers Island
Bronx, NY – In a significant move against jail violence, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced the indictment of nine Rikers Island inmates for …
Rikers Island Inmate Faces Attempted Murder Charge for Stabbing Detainee
Bronx, NY – A Rikers Island inmate has been indicted for attempted murder following a brutal assault that left another detainee requiring open heart surgery. …
Correction Officer Sentenced for Smuggling Contraband into Rikers Island
BROOKLYN, NY – Krystle Burrell, a former New York City correction officer, received a 29-month imprisonment sentence today in Brooklyn federal court for smuggling contraband …
NYC Correction Officer Indicted for Tampering With Evidence at Rikers Island
BRONX, NY – A NYC Department of Correction Officer, Dionisio Rosario, 33, has been indicted on multiple charges, including evidence tampering, falsifying business records, and …
Rikers Island Inmate Indicted for Attempted Murder of Correction Officer
BRONX, NY – A Rikers Island inmate, Rashidi Smith, faces multiple charges including Attempted Murder for a brutal attack on a NYC Department of Correction …
Rikers Island Inmate Dressed as Prison Guard in Failed Escape
BRONX, NY – Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced today the indictment of Bokeem Jones, a 28-year-old Rikers Island inmate, for allegedly attempting to …
Rikers Island Inmate Stabbed Mental Health Worker With Makeshift Dagger
BRONX, NY – Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced today the indictment of Claude White, a 24-year-old Rikers Island inmate, for Attempted Murder and …
Rikers Inmate Indicted Setting Cell Fire Resulting in Multiple Injuries
RIKERS ISLAND, NY – A fire ignited by Marvens Thomas, a Rikers Island inmate, has led to 12 individuals suffering from smoke inhalation. On April …
Former NYC Correction Officer Indicted for Smuggling iPhone into Rikers Island
BRONX, NY – A former NYC Department of Correction officer, a Rikers Island inmate, and a Bronx civilian have been recently indicted for smuggling a …
Rikers Island Inmates Indicted on Assault Charges for Beating Fellow Inmate
BRONX, NY – Four Rikers Island inmates have been recently indicted for brutally beating a fellow inmate. The incident left the victim hospitalized with serious …
10 Rikers Island Inmates Indicted for Assaults in Jails
BRONX, NY – Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday the indictment of 10 inmates for violent attacks in Rikers Island jails. Four …
NYC DOC Officer Faces Charges for Groping Fellow Officer at Rikers Island
NEW YORK CITY, NY – A troubling incident at a Rikers Island facility has led to charges against a New York City Department of Correction …
Rikers Island Inmate Sentenced to 10 Years for Stabbing Correctional Officer
NEW YORK, NY – Dennis Applewhite, a 29-year-old Rikers Island inmate, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stabbing a New York City …
Ex-Correction Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Jail
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Karin Robinson, a former correction officer employed by the New York City …
Rikers Island guard stabbed more than a dozen times hours after an inmate found dead
NEW YORK, NY – A correctional officer working at Rikers Island was stabbed 15 times and hospitalized on Monday, according to the New York City …
Rikers Island Inmate Gets Three Year Sentence For Throwing Milk Carton of Feces at Prison Guard
NEW YORK, NY – A Rikers Island prison guard was attacked by a female inmate who threw her feces, contained in a milk carton at …
Rikers Island Prisoner Attacked Inmate for Disturbing His Sleep
BRONX, NY – A former Rikers Island inmate has been indicted on attempted murder charges after beating another prisoner simply for waking him up while …
Two New York City Correction Officers Among Six Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Accept Bribes and Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Facilities for Gang Members
Two criminal complaints were unsealed today in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging six defendants with conspiring to bribe correction officers …
Female Officers Say They Were Assaulted By Inmates At Rikers Island: REPORT
Two female officers said they were assaulted by inmates at Rikers Island in New York, New York, the New York Post reported on Monday. The …
Attorney General James Releases Statement on Visit to Rikers Island
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after touring Rikers Island jail complex with Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, …