A 57-year-old man has been arrested for attempted rape just ten days after being released from Rikers Island. On April 15, Robert Pondexter was released from Rikers Island in New York as a way to alleviate the mass passing of the coronavirus within the prison. However, Pondexter immediately went back …
Read More »Taxstone Speaks Out On The Conditions In Rikers Island Amid The Coronavirus Outbreak
The spread of the novel coronavirus is affecting everyone- everywhere, including the incarcerated, who have found the overwhelming spread of the outbreak-coupled with already declining prison conditions, to be the most dangerous combination. Taxstone, who is currently serving time on Rikers Island, penned an open letter to reveal what prisoners …
Read More »Convicted Rapist Harvey Weinstein Takes A Tumble In Prison; Has Been Miserable Ever Since
Disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein was recently convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault for raping a hair-dresser and forcing oral sex on a former production assistant, Page Six reports. Ten days later, following an operation on his heart to remove a blockage, Weinstein was transported to Rikers …
Read More »NYC Lawmakers Approve Plan To Close Rikers Island Jail By 2026: “Mass Incarceration Did Not Begin In New York City, But It Will End Here”
New York City lawmakers are making major strides to shut down Rikers Island jail complex, a jail notoriously known for violence, disfunction, inhumane conditions, and home of one of the world’s largest correctional and mental institutions. The City Council voted 36-13 Thursday, to close the jail by 2026 and to replace …
Read More »Black Transgender Woman Found Dead In Rikers Island Jail, LGBTQ Community Rallies For Justice
27-year-old, Layleen Polanco, also known as Layleen Xtravaganza, was found dead in her jail cell on Rikers Island last week and now her family as well as the LGBTQ community plan to rally, demanding justice in her name. Polanco was arrested in April for allegedly assaulting a cab driver in …
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