NYBC weighs in on what to do with an empty Rikers Island
The New York Building Congress has released a new report detailing how it would transform the Rikers Island jail complex after it closes in 2027.
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Architects draw line on designing jails until America repairs racial injustice
New York’s architects are threatening to stop designing jails unless the nation changes the way it treats Black, Brown and Indigenous Americans in the criminal
City releases inmates
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that 23 individuals would be released from City jail facilities, bringing the total released up to 27, a
de Blasio: City to shutter first jail on Rikers Island by summer
The de Blasio Administration announced Tuesday that it will close its first jail on Rikers Island this summer as part of Mayor de Blasio’s plan
Ruddy ruminates on remaking Rikers
Architect Nancy Ruddy thinks she should be sent to Rikers Island. The co-founder of New York-based CetraRuddy said the notorious prison would be her top