City seeks justice architects for next gen’ prisons
The city has taken to first steps to re-writing its jail system with a pitch to design-build teams qualified to create next generation prisons. NYC...
Tag : Rikers Island
Mayor signs off on plan that could turn Rikers jail into green garrison
Mayor Bill de Blasio today signed a package of legislation that will transfer jurisdiction of Rikers Island to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and...
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....
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...