New York City Jail Inmates
annual Borough-based Jails (“BBJ”) Progress Report as ...
This is the Board's first report of 2026, as well as the sixth report in the past six years outlining the progress made by the Department of ...
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/boc/downloads/pdf/BBJ-Report-January-2026-FINAL.pdfCorrection, Commission of Agency Appropriations FY 2026 NYS Executive Budget
Correction, Commission of skip breadcrumbsAgency Web Site: http://www.scoc.ny.gov/ Mission The State Commission of Correction (SCOC) works to provide for a safe, stable, and humane correctional system statewide by: conducting regular evaluations of local correctional facilities to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements; monitoring, adjusting, and enhancing prison and jail population capacity; overseeing new jail facility ...
https://www.budget.ny.gov/pubs/archive/fy26/ex/agencies/appropdata/CorrectionCommissionof.html
NYC to close Rikers Island jail complex by 2026 PBS News
New York City lawmakers have approved a plan to close the notorious Rikers Island jail complex and replace it with four smaller jails. The City Council voted Thursday to build the new jails and close Rikers by 2016. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson called Rikers Island "a symbol of brutality and inhumanity." He said the city must move away from "The failed policies of mass incarceration." Mayor Bill de Blasio...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/nyc-to-close-rikers-island-jail-complex-by-2026
Mamdani Renews Rikers Emergency, For Now
by Reuven Blau Jan. 6, 2026, 6:45 a.m.. RepublishRepublish this story. Share this:.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/06/rikers-solitary-mamdani-executive-order-extension-45-day-plan-deadline/New York votes to close notorious Rikers Island jail complex New York The Guardian
New York City lawmakers voted to close the notorious Rikers Island jail complex, which has become synonymous with violence and neglect. Rikers is scheduled to shutter by 2026, ending a decades-long run as one of the world’s largest jails. It will be replaced with four smaller and more modern jails located closer to the city’s main courthouses in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/17/rikers-island-jail-new-york-closure
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https://www.kare11.com/article/news/nation-world/closing-rikers-island-jail-new-york-city/507-aec26618-8585-427b-8002-eb019b278501
Mamdani moves to limit solitary confinement on Rikers
What's in the 2026 State of the State?
https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/01/mamdani-moves-limit-solitary-confinement-rikers/410469/The Catch-22 Keeping New Yorkers Stuck in Prison New York Focus
The Catch-22 Keeping New Yorkers Stuck in Prison Nine months after the prison guard strike, incarcerated people are being denied early release after not completing programming that they don’t have access to. “We all want to get home, we all want to do all these programs.
https://nysfocus.com/2026/01/26/doccs-prison-programs-early-release-parole-guard-strike
New York City’s Rikers Island Jail Expected to Close by 2026 Prison Legal News
by Chad Marks The Rikers Island jail complex, one of the largest urban lockups in the United States, will soon be closing its doors if New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has his way. Operating under a 2015 consent decree with the U.S.
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2019/dec/9/new-york-citys-rikers-island-jail-expected-close-2026/
Rikers Island - Wikipedia
Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare)[2][3] prison island in the East River in the Bronx, New York, United States,[4] that contains New York City's largest jail.[5][6] Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikers_Island
Federal judge appoints former Vermont DOC boss to take over Rikers Island — Queens Daily Eagle
By Jacob Kaye After more than a decade of failed reforms, mounting deaths, and repeated warnings from the courts, a federal judge on Tuesday took the extraordinary step of wresting control of New York City’s jail system from City Hall, appointing a former CIA agent and correctional expert to assume sweeping authority over Rikers Island and the Department of Correction.
https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/1/27/federal-judge-appoints-former-vermont-doc-boss-to-take-over-rikers-island
The NYC jail holding Maduro has a history of big names and dangerous conditions WGCU PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida
Nicolás Maduro is being held in a New York City jail notorious for its high-profile inmates and dangerous conditions. The Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured by the U.S. military overnight Saturday and flown to the U.S., where they face federal criminal charges related to alleged drug trafficking and weapons.
https://www.wgcu.org/2026-01-05/the-nyc-jail-holding-maduro-has-a-history-of-big-names-and-dangerous-conditions
S439 New York 2025-2026 Enacts "the prison minimum wage act" relating to payment for labor performed by incarcerated individuals - Legislative Tracking PolicyEngage
− Full Texts (3) − Actions (7) On January 7, 2026 in the Senate: - Referred To Crime Victims, Crime And Correction On May 13, 2025 in the Senate: - Reported And Committed To Finance On April 23, 2025 in the Senate: - Amend (t) And Recommit To Crime Victims, Crime And Correction - Print Number 439b On January 23, 2025 in the Senate: - Amend And Recommit To Crime...
https://trackbill.com/bill/new-york-senate-bill-439-enacts-the-prison-minimum-wage-act-relating-to-payment-for-labor-performed-by-incarcerated-individuals/2582789/