August 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Promises won't close Rikers Island. Action will.
We're announcing the opening of NYC’s first Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit at Bellevue Hospital for people in custody with complex medical needs, including critically vulnerable Rikers Island detainees.
The journey to close Rikers has begun.
We're announcing the opening of NYC’s first Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit at Bellevue Hospital for people in custody with complex medical needs, including critically vulnerable Rikers Island detainees.
The journey to close Rikers has begun.
April 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Trump on/in #RikersIsland along with his ex CFO Weiselberg is quite the scenario! 😜
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
Tiny cell, toilet and a bench: what Trump might face if jailed for violating gag order
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Tiny cell, toilet and a bench: what Trump might face if jailed for violating gag order
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Tiny cell, toilet and a bench: what Trump might face if jailed for violating gag order
A judge threatened to jail Donald Trump for gag order violations, but a courthouse cell is more likely, and very different from, Rikers Island.
www.usatoday.com
May 10, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Trump on/in #RikersIsland along with his ex CFO Weiselberg is quite the scenario! 😜
The last bridge you want to be on. Scouted for Joker 2: Folie a Deaux #Photography #RikersIsland #Arkham #NYC #Gotham
December 6, 2024 at 2:04 PM
The last bridge you want to be on. Scouted for Joker 2: Folie a Deaux #Photography #RikersIsland #Arkham #NYC #Gotham
#NewYork City urged to expand community-based #mental-health treatment & reduce incarceration at #RikersIsland, where ~ 60% of people held need mental health services. Proposals include diversion programs, mental health courts and supportive housing.
davisvanguard.org/2026/09/nyc-...
davisvanguard.org/2026/09/nyc-...
Advocates Push Mental Health Diversion as Thousands at Rikers Need Treatment - Davis Vanguard
Advocates and researchers urged New York City officials to expand community-based mental health treatment and reduce the incarceration of individuals with mental health conditions, a call made during ...
davisvanguard.org
September 27, 2026 at 3:51 PM
#NewYork City urged to expand community-based #mental-health treatment & reduce incarceration at #RikersIsland, where ~ 60% of people held need mental health services. Proposals include diversion programs, mental health courts and supportive housing.
davisvanguard.org/2026/09/nyc-...
davisvanguard.org/2026/09/nyc-...
🗽NYC’s Renewable Rikers initiative has the potential to transform the closing jail complex into one of the most significant #CleanEnergy assets in the state. Our feasibility study quantifies such benefits under varying build scenarios.
#RenewableRikers #NewYorkCity #NYC #RikersIsland
#RenewableRikers #NewYorkCity #NYC #RikersIsland
🌎📣Following the 5th anniversary of the signing of the #RenewableRikers Act, NYC-EJA is proud to announce our newest report, “A Reset for Renewable Rikers”, a look at the possibilities for Rikers to be transformed into a sustainable renewable energy and composting hub for the City of New York.
March 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
🗽NYC’s Renewable Rikers initiative has the potential to transform the closing jail complex into one of the most significant #CleanEnergy assets in the state. Our feasibility study quantifies such benefits under varying build scenarios.
#RenewableRikers #NewYorkCity #NYC #RikersIsland
#RenewableRikers #NewYorkCity #NYC #RikersIsland
It’s simple .
ANYONE that set foot on #epsteinIsland should be sent to #rikersIsland #epstein #rikers
ANYONE that set foot on #epsteinIsland should be sent to #rikersIsland #epstein #rikers
April 11, 2026 at 7:13 AM
It’s simple .
ANYONE that set foot on #epsteinIsland should be sent to #rikersIsland #epstein #rikers
ANYONE that set foot on #epsteinIsland should be sent to #rikersIsland #epstein #rikers
#rudygiuliani should be JAILED
30 days in #SingSing or #RikersIsland would be a good first step, general population only
Sanctioning him obviously hasn't stopped the #defamation from continuing
He also hid assets from the court in violation of the payment agreement
30 days in #SingSing or #RikersIsland would be a good first step, general population only
Sanctioning him obviously hasn't stopped the #defamation from continuing
He also hid assets from the court in violation of the payment agreement
January 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#rudygiuliani should be JAILED
30 days in #SingSing or #RikersIsland would be a good first step, general population only
Sanctioning him obviously hasn't stopped the #defamation from continuing
He also hid assets from the court in violation of the payment agreement
30 days in #SingSing or #RikersIsland would be a good first step, general population only
Sanctioning him obviously hasn't stopped the #defamation from continuing
He also hid assets from the court in violation of the payment agreement
Our condolences to Billa’s family and friends. One life lost in custody is one too many. #sayhisname #ArditBilla
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
August 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Our condolences to Billa’s family and friends. One life lost in custody is one too many. #sayhisname #ArditBilla
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
Stanley Richards, formerly incarcerated at #RikersIsland is now #NYC ’s correction #commissioner - the first ex-inmate to run the jail system. He is focused on reducing violence, fixing staffing shortages & advancing delayed plan to close Rikers by 2027.
#CriminalJusticeReform
shorturl.at/OYBjc
#CriminalJusticeReform
shorturl.at/OYBjc
New York's new jails boss once served time in a cell block he now oversees
New York City’s new correction commissioner is the first formerly incarcerated person to oversee the city’s jails. Stanley Richards served two years at the notorious Rikers Island complex before dedic...
www.daytondailynews.com
April 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Stanley Richards, formerly incarcerated at #RikersIsland is now #NYC ’s correction #commissioner - the first ex-inmate to run the jail system. He is focused on reducing violence, fixing staffing shortages & advancing delayed plan to close Rikers by 2027.
#CriminalJusticeReform
shorturl.at/OYBjc
#CriminalJusticeReform
shorturl.at/OYBjc
Most #Americans that were that disruptive in court would be sitting in jail on a 30 day #ContemptOfCourt charge by now
Why the special treatment? Throw him in #RikersIsland with #harveyweinstein
Why the special treatment? Throw him in #RikersIsland with #harveyweinstein
November 27, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Most #Americans that were that disruptive in court would be sitting in jail on a 30 day #ContemptOfCourt charge by now
Why the special treatment? Throw him in #RikersIsland with #harveyweinstein
Why the special treatment? Throw him in #RikersIsland with #harveyweinstein
Interesting report.
"Inside New York City’s Rikers Island jail, professional chefs—not inmates—cook for nearly 7,000 detainees under strict lockdown, surrounded by surveillance cameras and chained dull knives."
#RikersIsland #jailchefs
"Inside New York City’s Rikers Island jail, professional chefs—not inmates—cook for nearly 7,000 detainees under strict lockdown, surrounded by surveillance cameras and chained dull knives."
#RikersIsland #jailchefs
Inside Rikers Island’s Jail Kitchen | Big Business | Business Insider
YouTube video by Business Insider
www.youtube.com
February 27, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Interesting report.
"Inside New York City’s Rikers Island jail, professional chefs—not inmates—cook for nearly 7,000 detainees under strict lockdown, surrounded by surveillance cameras and chained dull knives."
#RikersIsland #jailchefs
"Inside New York City’s Rikers Island jail, professional chefs—not inmates—cook for nearly 7,000 detainees under strict lockdown, surrounded by surveillance cameras and chained dull knives."
#RikersIsland #jailchefs
For @newyorkcitynews.bsky.social, my wife A.Felix wrote an incredibly moving piece about the women who are using TikTok to find community as they navigate the realities of loving men at #RikersIsland.
Felix is an up-and-coming reporter to watch
howweloveinnyc.nycitynewsservice.com/the-real-pri...
Felix is an up-and-coming reporter to watch
howweloveinnyc.nycitynewsservice.com/the-real-pri...
The ‘Island Girls’ of Rikers | How We Love in NYC
howweloveinnyc.nycitynewsservice.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
For @newyorkcitynews.bsky.social, my wife A.Felix wrote an incredibly moving piece about the women who are using TikTok to find community as they navigate the realities of loving men at #RikersIsland.
Felix is an up-and-coming reporter to watch
howweloveinnyc.nycitynewsservice.com/the-real-pri...
Felix is an up-and-coming reporter to watch
howweloveinnyc.nycitynewsservice.com/the-real-pri...
A New #Documentary Traces How a #FaithRinggold #Mural at #RikersIsland Helped #Women Break Free www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/02/pain...
February 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM
A New #Documentary Traces How a #FaithRinggold #Mural at #RikersIsland Helped #Women Break Free www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/02/pain...
My case took 1,126 days to resolve.
That is not an administrative backlog. That is a human rights failure.
Read Story:
micheleevansbooks.com/pages/my-cas...
#NYC #RikersIsland #CriminalJusticeReform #CourtDelays #MicheleEvansNews
That is not an administrative backlog. That is a human rights failure.
Read Story:
micheleevansbooks.com/pages/my-cas...
#NYC #RikersIsland #CriminalJusticeReform #CourtDelays #MicheleEvansNews
June 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
My case took 1,126 days to resolve.
That is not an administrative backlog. That is a human rights failure.
Read Story:
micheleevansbooks.com/pages/my-cas...
#NYC #RikersIsland #CriminalJusticeReform #CourtDelays #MicheleEvansNews
That is not an administrative backlog. That is a human rights failure.
Read Story:
micheleevansbooks.com/pages/my-cas...
#NYC #RikersIsland #CriminalJusticeReform #CourtDelays #MicheleEvansNews
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people at #Rikers with #mentalillness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
Read more @themarshallproject.org: www.themarshallproje...
#CLOSErikers #RikersIsland #PrisonReform #CriminalJusticeReform
Read more @themarshallproject.org: www.themarshallproje...
#CLOSErikers #RikersIsland #PrisonReform #CriminalJusticeReform
Why I Blew the Whistle on Extreme Confinement on Rikers Island
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people at #Rikers with #mentalillness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
Read more @themarshallproject.org: www.themarshallproje...
#CLOSErikers #RikersIsland #PrisonReform #CriminalJusticeReform
Read more @themarshallproject.org: www.themarshallproje...
#CLOSErikers #RikersIsland #PrisonReform #CriminalJusticeReform
The first debate between President Biden and Felon Trump is set for Atlanta, but it should be held in NYC. #Debate #Biden #Trump #MAGA #Election2024 #TrumpForPrison #ReElectBiden #RikersIsland #TrumpTrials
May 16, 2024 at 4:20 PM
The first debate between President Biden and Felon Trump is set for Atlanta, but it should be held in NYC. #Debate #Biden #Trump #MAGA #Election2024 #TrumpForPrison #ReElectBiden #RikersIsland #TrumpTrials
DeAnna Hoskins, President and CEO of JustLeadershipUSA, tells @filtermag.bsky.social, “The fact that #Mandami is prioritizing [#Rikers] in his first 100 days is a really good sign.”
Read more: jlusa.org/2026/04/15/d...
#CLOSErikers #RikersIsland
Read more: jlusa.org/2026/04/15/d...
#CLOSErikers #RikersIsland
April 15, 2026 at 8:38 PM
DeAnna Hoskins, President and CEO of JustLeadershipUSA, tells @filtermag.bsky.social, “The fact that #Mandami is prioritizing [#Rikers] in his first 100 days is a really good sign.”
Read more: jlusa.org/2026/04/15/d...
#CLOSErikers #RikersIsland
Read more: jlusa.org/2026/04/15/d...
#CLOSErikers #RikersIsland
🚨 Hot Off the Press! 🚨
Our very own Dr. Kevin Beckford co-authored a powerful Amsterdam News piece exposing Rikers Island’s violent, anti-Black legacy.
📖 bit.ly/rikers-island
✊🏾 Share & amplify!
#EndMassIncarceration #RikersIsland #CriminalJusticeReform
Our very own Dr. Kevin Beckford co-authored a powerful Amsterdam News piece exposing Rikers Island’s violent, anti-Black legacy.
📖 bit.ly/rikers-island
✊🏾 Share & amplify!
#EndMassIncarceration #RikersIsland #CriminalJusticeReform
OP-ED: Rikers Island: a modern-day auction block in the heart of New York
In the early 1800s, Richard Riker, a descendant of the family who owned Rikers Island, participated in a kidnapping ring for decades.
bit.ly
April 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🚨 Hot Off the Press! 🚨
Our very own Dr. Kevin Beckford co-authored a powerful Amsterdam News piece exposing Rikers Island’s violent, anti-Black legacy.
📖 bit.ly/rikers-island
✊🏾 Share & amplify!
#EndMassIncarceration #RikersIsland #CriminalJusticeReform
Our very own Dr. Kevin Beckford co-authored a powerful Amsterdam News piece exposing Rikers Island’s violent, anti-Black legacy.
📖 bit.ly/rikers-island
✊🏾 Share & amplify!
#EndMassIncarceration #RikersIsland #CriminalJusticeReform
Convicted Rapist Harvey Weinstein Says His Prison Conditions At NYC’s Infamous Rikers Island Are ‘Gross, Unhygienic’
Follow @uInterview for the best viral videos, celebrity interviews, and news
#HarveyWeinstein #RikersIsland #crime #prison #justice
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Follow @uInterview for the best viral videos, celebrity interviews, and news
#HarveyWeinstein #RikersIsland #crime #prison #justice
uinterview.com/news/convict...
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August 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Convicted Rapist Harvey Weinstein Says His Prison Conditions At NYC’s Infamous Rikers Island Are ‘Gross, Unhygienic’
Follow @uInterview for the best viral videos, celebrity interviews, and news
#HarveyWeinstein #RikersIsland #crime #prison #justice
uinterview.com/news/convict...
Follow @uInterview for the best viral videos, celebrity interviews, and news
#HarveyWeinstein #RikersIsland #crime #prison #justice
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Wait, #rudygiuliani ACTUAL LEGAL DEFENSE is "I only did it for a total of 92 seconds"?
So his DEFENSE is that he did actually commit the crime?
Send him either to #RikersIsland or #SingSing
So his DEFENSE is that he did actually commit the crime?
Send him either to #RikersIsland or #SingSing
January 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Wait, #rudygiuliani ACTUAL LEGAL DEFENSE is "I only did it for a total of 92 seconds"?
So his DEFENSE is that he did actually commit the crime?
Send him either to #RikersIsland or #SingSing
So his DEFENSE is that he did actually commit the crime?
Send him either to #RikersIsland or #SingSing