By Priya Krishna Photographs by Brittainy Newman Priya Krishna and Brittainy Newman twice visited Rikers Island, where they were granted extensive access to a kitchen, its cooks and the detainees ...

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Harvey Weinstein urged a New York judge on Wednesday to move up his April sexual assault retrial amid continued health issues and "medieval" conditions at New York City's Rikers Island.

The legislation, being sponsored by Councilmember Crystal Hudson (D-Brooklyn) comes after THE CITY in 2023 detailed how former detainees at Rikers Island left a total of $4.2 million in commissary ...

Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein begged a Manhattan judge Wednesday to expedite his rape and sexual assault retrial so he can get off Rikers Island alive, telling the jurist he was ...

Harvey Weinstein pleaded with a Manhattan judge on Wednesday to move up his retrial date, citing his deteriorating health and harsh conditions at Rikers Island. The former Hollywood mogul appeared ...

"There are so many people suffering in Rikers island. They don’t have the same mouthpiece. It’s a medieval situation. This is something that has to be stopped." Farber told Weinstein and his ...

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein begged a Manhattan judge Wednesday to move up his new sex assault trial because he “can’t hold on anymore” holed up on Rikers Island.

I want this to be over.” Watch on Deadline He said that “every day is a struggle” at Rikers, which he referred to as a “hellhole” and a “stain on this city.” He described his ...

"Every day I'm at Rikers Island it's a mystery to me how I'm still walking," Weinstein told the court while seated in a wheelchair. "I'm asking and begging you, your honor, I can't hold on anymore.