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East Elmhurst »

The reforms include heightened surveillance and new rules for when officers can use force on inmates.

East Elmhurst »

The population has held in the 9,000s this year, a DOC spokesman said.

East Flatbush »

The East Flatbush rappers, who are facing dozens of gun and drug charges, are due back in court in June.

East Elmhurst »

The new rule also caps solitary confinement time to no more than 30 days consecutive for all inmates.

Hunts Point »

Inmate Victor Woods was being held on a drug charge when he went into convulsions, authorities said.

Hunts Point »

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement that his office was prepared to take legal action.

Hunts Point »

Carlos Mercado died after lapsing into a coma on Aug. 24, 2013, according to court documents.

Concourse Village »

Bradley Ballard died after being locked alone in his cell for seven days, advocates say.

Sunnyside »

The city DOC's overtime cap is 57 hours a month, nearly twice what it was in 2010.

Upper East Side »

Gristina's upstate farm — and her court-ordered ankle bracelet — lost power during Sandy.

SoHo »

Police returned to the West Broadway storefront where Etan Patz's confessed killer once worked.

Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island »

This week, inmates on Rikers Island will help to prepare Thanksgiving dinners for two churches on the Upper East Side. 

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights »

Harrison David, 20, a former Columbia University student, was sentenced to six months jail for selling cocaine.