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Rikers Island Inmate Who Escaped Found Hours Later Hiding Inside A Trailer
Panic and chaos broke out Wednesday night (July 26) when the Rikers Island staff noticed the inmate head count was off by one, which led to a seven-hour manhunt to…
In Kalief Browder-Like Case, College-Bound Teen At Rikers Rejects Plea Deal
In May 2010, 16-year-old Kalief Browder was accused of stealing a backpack. A faulty identification from the victim and a vicious justice system lead Browder to spending…
Family To Receive $380K For Rikers Island Inmate Who Hung Himself After Being Taken Off Suicide Watch
Just 10 days after being taken off suicide watch, Aris Hiraldo was found hanging in his cell, and now nearly six years after his death, Hiraldo’s family will receive…
Kalief Browder’s Brother Is Running Against Mayor Bill De Blasio
The Browder family has been supplying their activist efforts to effect change through criminal justice reform in their home of New York City. But one of the Browders isn…
Angie Martinez Visits Female Rikers Inmates For Mother’s Day Book Read
Legendary media personality Angie Martinez visited the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island for a book signing and donation on Wednesday (May 10). Martinez read…
Interview: Akeem Browder Addresses Mayor De Blasio & Renaming Rikers Island After Kalief Browder
Even after death, Kalief Browder’s legacy lives on. At 16, the Bronx native’s life would never be the same after he was sent to Rikers Island without trial on suspicion…
New York City Officials Announce Plan To Shut Down Rikers Island
After years of petitioning and fighting for the closure of New York City’s infamous Rikers Island, the jail facility might finally close its doors in the near future…
Rikers Island Captain Resigns After Footage Surfaces Of Her Kissing Inmate
As the inner workings of criminal justice system continue to unravel, a correctional officer from Rikers Island has resigned after what appeared to be an intimate moment…
Jay Z Says Kalief Browder’s Death “Is Here To Teach Us To Save A Generation Of Kids”
In the epicenter of Times Square, New York City, an intimate gathering filed into a studio on Wednesday (Mar. 8) for a panel discussion on Kalief Browder’s unjustified…