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December 4, 2024 at 11:12 PM
His lawyers "allege that Weinstein is a victim of negligent medical care and is being forced to live in 'gulag'-like conditions."
Not wrong! Sit in Hollywood and make movies that fantasize prison life. And, then there's the gulag of Rikers where human lives are shortened and ended!
#ShutDownRikers
Not wrong! Sit in Hollywood and make movies that fantasize prison life. And, then there's the gulag of Rikers where human lives are shortened and ended!
#ShutDownRikers
From what I understand from listening to @kenwhite.bsky.social Weinstein isn't getting any special treatment, and this is how it is for everyone at Rikers, but no, he thinks he's being picked on.
Lawyers say they suspect Harvey Weinstein has been deliberately mistreated in prison
According to Weinstein’s legal team, the disgraced movie producer has faced egregious conditions while jailed
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:06 PM
His lawyers "allege that Weinstein is a victim of negligent medical care and is being forced to live in 'gulag'-like conditions."
Not wrong! Sit in Hollywood and make movies that fantasize prison life. And, then there's the gulag of Rikers where human lives are shortened and ended!
#ShutDownRikers
Not wrong! Sit in Hollywood and make movies that fantasize prison life. And, then there's the gulag of Rikers where human lives are shortened and ended!
#ShutDownRikers
Rikers Island is a blight on New York City, on the current mayor, and on our legal system which continues to be stuck in the muck of inaction even as the deaths mount every year.
Mayor-Elect Mamdani, it falls to you to #ShutDownRikers.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Mayor-Elect Mamdani, it falls to you to #ShutDownRikers.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Inbox: Aramis Furse, 32, died on Rikers early Sunday morning. He’s the 14th detainee death this year so far. In April, Laura Swain, a federal judge overseeing DOC said she’d appoint a “remediation manager” to takeover potentially large parts. But she hasn’t selected a candidate yet.
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Rikers Island is a blight on New York City, on the current mayor, and on our legal system which continues to be stuck in the muck of inaction even as the deaths mount every year.
Mayor-Elect Mamdani, it falls to you to #ShutDownRikers.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Mayor-Elect Mamdani, it falls to you to #ShutDownRikers.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Holiday news dump: How's reforming Rikers Island going? Not good! In a scathing court filing, the court-appointed monitor says DOC Commissioner Stanley Richards is actively trying to block communication w/his staff and oversight officials.
www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/04/m...
www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/04/m...
Federal Monitor Says Mamdani Jails Chief Is Blocking Rikers Island Oversight
Monitor Steve Martin told a federal judge that Commissioner Stanley Richards was butting into his communications with jail staff.
www.thecityreporter.nyc
September 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM