COVID-19 has spread like wildfire across the United States, including inside some of the nation’s prisons. Given the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at many prisons,
In a 2.5 page handwritten letter penned by Tupac Shakur, then 24, in 2005 lies some details about whether or not then 37-year-old pop icon
There have been many stories of people held in prison who are unable to make bail. But the story of Aitabdel Salem, 42, of Queens, New
Sixteen-month-old Nylah Lewis was with her biological father on Sunday, June 17 during a Father’s Day visit. Her mother Tammy Lewis, 17, dropped her off
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio made a solemn promise on Friday to close the Rikers Island jail complex, a northeastern correctional facility listed as
Inmate Jahmal Lightfoot, 28, suffered broken bones around both eye sockets sealing them shut, a broken nose and other injuries when he has assaulted by
The troubled Riker’s Island Prison is in the news once again for corrupt jail workers who were busted recently. This time, authorities arrested 17 people, including
Once again, a story of prison guard sex and smuggled drugs has emerged from Rikers Island prison in New York. Investigators have arrested Rikers Island
Former Rikers Island inmate Robert Hinton was the target of vicious beatings and other abuse by corrections officers at the notorious jail. In April 2012,
Ever since Ramsey Orta became famous by filming the death of his friend Eric Garner being killed by NYPD police last year, he has become
The story of Kalief Browder, 21, is one of abuse, triumph and tragedy. In 2010 at the age of 16, Browder was arrested by police as
Attorney Howard Greenberg thinks his client, rapper Bobby Shmurda, is being railroaded. Shmurda, whose real name is Ackquille Jean Pollard, was arrested along with members of
Prison staff at Rikers Island could face punishment after a mentally ill prisoner was found dead in his cell, covered in feces and a rubber
Jerome Murdough was a mentally ill, homeless former U.S. Marine. Like many homeless during the winter months he was looking for a warm place to
On October 22, 2009, Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. On March 8, 2010, he was sentenced to a year in
Wu-Tang Clan affiliate, rapper Shyheim Franklin, 35, is currently in jail after being arrested last week on felony charges.
