Today, Rikers incarcerates approximately sixty-seven hundred people—most of whom are in pretrial detention, others who are serving terms of less than a year—in facilities that are within New York City while also being out of sight and largely out of reach.
Part of the Measure J mandate passed by voters in 2020 is to reduce incarcerations by adding more interdictions by substance abuse and mental health counselors, when there’s no weapon involved or violent threat.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
11 Aug. 2026
One 2025 study found that these waivers may be tied to fewer hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and incarcerations among adults with serious mental illness.
Following the death in Georgia, non-Six Flags theme parks SeaWorld Orlando in Florida and La Ronde in Montreal, Canada, also temporarily closed one roller coaster apiece that use clamshell restraints.
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Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Oct. 2026
On Saturday, Six Flags said eight of those coasters remained closed and will have the seat belts or other restraints installed.
Now his mass deportations have created trauma and chaos in our communities, including unpredictable arrests, imprisonments, deportations and deaths.
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Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
20 Sep. 2026
After this, there will be a lot of going back and forth across the Channel; crimes of the aristocracy; Darnay’s own Big Secret revealed; more trials, more imprisonments.
Places like Los Angeles and Oakland have high permit fees and strict zoning that often confines cans to industrial areas.
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Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
In an industry that often confines its actors, especially women and especially Black women, Hall continues to carve a path defined by risk, depth and courage.
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