A collection of stories where 19th Avenue meets Hazen Street in Queens gets a highly specific type of traffic, being right next to the bridge that leads to Rikers Island.
Fri 26 Sep 2008
Fri 27 Jun 2008
Filed under: Correction Department, Woods, Lee, Guards, Smuggling, Rikers Island Prison Complex, Prisons and Prisoners — @ 7:44 am
The guards were fired on Wednesday after they were accused of smuggling marijuana, alcohol and tobacco to an inmate who is awaiting trial in the death of a police officer last July, officials said.
Sat 17 May 2008
Filed under: United States Army, United States Armament and Defense, Rikers Island Prison Complex, Iraq, Bronx (NYC) — @ 5:04 am
A young Bronx man had himself shot to avoid returning to war.
Sat 10 May 2008
Filed under: Marriages, Weddings and Engagements, Rikers Island Prison Complex, Prisons and Prisoners, New York City — @ 9:07 am
When marriage vows are uttered within the windowless rooms and cinder-block wall of prisons, there is no glamour — but the rite is performed surprisingly often.
Sat 10 May 2008
Filed under: Marriages, Weddings and Engagements, Rikers Island Prison Complex, Prisons and Prisoners, New York City — @ 4:47 am
When marriage vows are uttered within the windowless rooms and cinder-block wall of prisons, there is no glamor — but the rite is performed surprisingly often.
Fri 25 Apr 2008
Seven current or former New York City correction officers were arrested on Thursday on charges of taking bribes and trying to smuggle illegal drugs to prisoners at Rikers Island.