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Mayor Visits Rikers World Cup Watch Party While Oversight Report Flags Ongoing Failures

The visit highlights a city effort to use reward-based programs for safety even as a federal remediation manager detailed persistent violence and security lapses at the jail.

Mamdani Permanently Closes North Infirmary Command on Rikers Island

California Prison Tablets Allegedly Used for Porn and Grooming

Michigan Lawmakers Urge Whitmer to Grant Medical Clemency to Inmate Over Alleged Prison Mold Illness

Newsom Unveils $239 Million San Quentin Learning Center Aimed at Reentry

Assembly Republicans Reject Evers’ $1.3 Billion Property-Tax Relief Plan

Evers Signs Bipartisan Wisconsin Budget, Securing Medicaid Funding