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Federal Monitor takes action against Rikers Island's new housing plan over fire prevention concerns

A report claims the NYC DOC opened an Arson Reduction Housing Unit at Rikers Island as a place to put inmates who have a history of setting fires.

Correction unions push back on call for less Rikers staff

Insisting that the number of Department of Correction officers on Rikers Island far exceeds what’s needed to oversee the jail’s population, the chair of the City Council’s Criminal Justice …

Rikers inmate charged with attempted murder for brutal attack on correction officer

What needs to change at Rikers? Everything.

We asked more than a dozen criminal justice experts. They urged staying the course on borough-based jails – and many called for a federal takeover of Ri.

Chief: NOPD Nearly 300 Officers Short Of Ideal Number

At the City Council Criminal Justice Committee's quarterly meeting on Wednesday, New Orleans Police Chief Michelle Woodfork said the NOPD has only 916 officers lately.