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Rikers Island, Harvey Weinstein

YAHOO!News · 22m

Blood-Spattered & Underwear-Soiled Harvey Weinstein Sues NYC For $5M Over “Deplorable Conditions” At Rikers Island Jail

Awaiting a new New York trial next year on additional sex crimes charges, Harvey Weinstein seems to be wishing he was spending Thanksgiving behind bars at the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo and not at Rikers Island.

Uinterview · 1h

Harvey Weinstein Sues NYC Over ‘Unsanitary’ Living Conditions At Riker’s Island, Lack Of ‘Clean Underwear’

Weinstein was accused of sexual assault or harassment by over 80 women, victims of which provided a list of over 100 instances of abuse.

MSNBC on MSN · 1d

Harvey Weinstein is being subjected to medical negligence at Rikers Island, attorney says

In a legal notice, Weinstein’s attorney likened Rikers, a notoriously dangerous jail, to a “gulag” and accused officials of failing to provide adequate medical treatment to the disgraced film producer.

Judge finds New York City in contempt

Judge leaning toward federal takeover of New York City's Rikers jail

A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail complex, after finding the city had failed to improve violent conditions that put inmates and staff at risk.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Judge rules NYC is in contempt over jail violence, moves Rikers Island closer to federal takeover

A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal takeover.

The New York Times · 1d

Judge Finds New York in Contempt, Clearing the Way for Rikers Takeover

The finding was a landmark in a court case that has stretched out over more than a decade. Plans for a receivership of New York City’s jails will be heard on Jan. 14.

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What to Know About a Possible Federal Takeover of Rikers Island

A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...

5hon MSNOpinion

Putting a federal receiver in charge could clean up Rikers — if it’s done right

A Manhattan federal judge just moved one step closer to handing control of city jails over to a receiver. It’s undoubtedly ...

4don MSN

Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC's push to ban mail on Rikers Island

A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on ...

House Digest on MSN3d

New York congressman blames lawmakers for deadly stabbings

Rep. Ritchie Torres says NYC leaders should be fired after a man recently released from Rikers Island was charged in a deadly ...

New York Daily News on MSN6d

In latest Rikers security breach, man takes ‘drunken’ scooter jaunt around jail island

A wee bit tipsy man on a scooter somehow blew past two checkpoints and roamed around Rikers Island before his nighttime ...

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