New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that most of the women and trans prisoners currently held at Rikers Island Prison will be removed.
Nearly all female and transgender inmates at NYC’s Rikers Island jail complex will be temporarily transferred to state lockups, a move touted as a way to.
Officials say that nearly all female and transgender inmates at New York City's Rikers Island jail complex will be temporarily transferred to state lockups to relieve strain on the city's failing jails. The city will provide bus service for visitors.
Detainees held on Rikers Island's Rose M. Singer Center will be moved to the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and the Taconic Correctional Facility.
The move, meant to free staff to restore order at the notorious jail system, raises questions about the detainees’ access to their lawyers and families.