NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A Rikers Island inmate was indicted on charges she punched a correction officer in the face, causing a “deep gash” that required stitches, prosecutors said Wednesday.

According to the Dallas Township Police Department, on November 14, officers extradited Ronny Almanzar Jimenez from Rikers Island, New York, to face charges for a 2023 theft in […] WBRE Wilkes-Barre ...

Rikers Island is home to some of the most notorious and violent jails in the world. It is located in the East River in New York City. The majority of its detainees have not yet been convicted of a ...

he recalls. That prison sentence sent him to Rikers Island for a four-month sentence. He got out in two months for good behavior, but life after prison was where his real struggles began.

Rikers Island has made a name for itself as a campus of prisons filled with stories of abuse, murder, inedible food and rats, according to a USA Today report from 2017. Rikers primarily houses people ...