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NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly all female and transgender inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex will be temporarily transferred to state lockups, a move officials touted Wednesday as a way to relieve strain on the city’s failing jails but that advocates slammed as a “rushed, ill-conceived” plan that will deprive inmates of services and support.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly all female and transgender inmates at New York City’s Rikers...

The decision comes as advocates and lawmakers have reported severe public health concerns at the facility.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nearly all female and transgender inmates at New York City's Rikers Island jail complex will be temporarily transferred to state lockups,

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly all female and transgender inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex will be temporarily transferred to state lockups, a move officials touted Wednesday as a way to relieve strain on the city’s failing jails but that advocates slammed as a “rushed, ill-conceived” plan that will deprive inmates of […]

Another "parting gift" from Bill de Blasio

Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Barbara Lee (D-CA)—co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus—released the following joint statement today after the House Judiciary Committee passed the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act

The local leaders who are positioning the borough for another rebound.

Here are the avenues Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio can immediately pursue to release more inmates, according to lawmakers and...

"I know what a pressure cooker looks like, Ive worked in a kitchen a few times, and Im trying to make sure it doesnt blow up," Governor Kathy Hochul said.