A fire set inside a jail cell at the Rikers Island complex has left 20 injured, with the Department of Corrections vowing to re-arrest the inmate responsible.
A fire set by an inmate atnotorious Rikers Island jail has left 20 people injured on the same day a group of state Democratic lawmakers visited the complex to show opposition to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed changes to bail laws.
The five inmates and 10 of the 15 staff members were taken to local hospitals"due to smoke inhalation and to receive a medical evaluation," the Department of Corrections also said. The entrance to Rikers Island, home to the main jail complex, is shown from the Queens borough in New York City in October 2021.has introduced a proposal to yet again revise the state’s controversial bail reform laws, which is drawing opposition from state Democrats.
Participants seen holding a banner at the protest. Members of the activist group Rise and Resist gathered at the weekly Close Rikers Vigil event held at the Shuttle concourse in the Times Square Subway Station, April 3, 2023.
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