Mentally Ill Detainees Are Trapped in Legal Limbo, Lawsuit Says

A suit accuses New York State’s mental health system of delaying treatment to restore people to competency, leaving them to languish on Rikers Island.

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What to Know About How Bail Works in the U.S.

President Trump called revisions in bail law a “disaster.” Conservatives argue that such policies have contributed to increased lawlessness, but the data does not support their argument.

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A Lawyer Was Wrongly Charged With Bringing Drug-Laced Papers Into Rikers

The Correction Department said Bernardo Caceres’s papers tested positive for THC, a cannabinoid. Then officials tested the papers again.

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Public Defender Is Charged With Smuggling THC-Laced Paper Into Rikers

Bernardo Caceres was at New York City’s jail complex to meet with a client when an envelope he had drew the attention of a Correction Department dog, officials said.

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Judge Blocks ICE Plans for Rikers Island Office Indefinitely

The decision is a blow to Mayor Eric Adams, who sought to help the Trump administration expand its immigration crackdown.

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A Bronx Hospital Is Investing in Its Nurses

St. Barnabas plans to spend $5 million from a foundation grant to apply for nursing accreditation programs.

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Outside Official Will Take Over Deadly Rikers Island Jail, Judge Orders

Laura Taylor Swain, a federal judge, seized control of New York City’s lockups, which have been rife with violence and dysfunction.

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ICE Can’t Enter Rikers for Now, Judge Rules

After meeting with President Trump’s border czar, Mayor Eric Adams supported allowing U.S. immigration authorities to reopen offices at Rikers Island.

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Harvey Weinstein Becomes an Unlikely Voice in the Push to Close Rikers

The disgraced producer has complained volubly about his treatment in jail on Rikers Island. Advocates for detainees say any attention to conditions there can’t hurt.

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Adams Is Letting ICE Into Rikers. The City Council Is Suing to Stop Him.

A lawsuit argues that an executive order that City Hall issued last week is “part of a corrupt quid pro quo bargain” between Mayor Eric Adams of New York and President Trump.

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