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In Washington, the defendant, while incarcerated in Rikers on Child Endangerment and Promoting Prostitution charges, confided in a fellow inmate that he'd be willing to pay money to have the complainant in his case killed.
NY Court of Appeals 2007
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In Washington, the defendant, while incarcerated in Rikers on Child Endangerment and Promoting Prostitution charges, confided in a fellow inmate that he'd be willing to pay money to have the complainant in his case killed.
Criminal Law 2007
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On the way back with Mark Cranston, taking the bridge that leads to the normal world, and noticing what I hadn't noticed when I arrived — namely, that from where I am and, very probably, from the volleyball court and the exercise yard and even certain cells, you can see, as if you were touching it, the Manhattan skyline — I can't dodge this question: Does the impression of having brushed with hell arise because Rikers is cut off, or because it is so close to everything?
In the Footsteps of Tocqueville Bernard-Henri L 2005
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On the way back with Mark Cranston, taking the bridge that leads to the normal world, and noticing what I hadn't noticed when I arrived — namely, that from where I am and, very probably, from the volleyball court and the exercise yard and even certain cells, you can see, as if you were touching it, the Manhattan skyline — I can't dodge this question: Does the impression of having brushed with hell arise because Rikers is cut off, or because it is so close to everything?
In the Footsteps of Tocqueville Bernard-Henri L 2005
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On the way back with Mark Cranston, taking the bridge that leads to the normal world, and noticing what I hadn't noticed when I arrived — namely, that from where I am and, very probably, from the volleyball court and the exercise yard and even certain cells, you can see, as if you were touching it, the Manhattan skyline — I can't dodge this question: Does the impression of having brushed with hell arise because Rikers is cut off, or because it is so close to everything?
In the Footsteps of Tocqueville Bernard-Henri L 2005
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- Let Madoff slide with anything short of the max (why isn’t he in Rikers right now?) - Appoint Caroline Kennedy Senator (why is she in Syracuse right now?)
Mukasey Recuses Himself From Madoff Investigation - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The actors Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes who played Deanna Troi and Will Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation, did an interview talking about many things including an idea about a sitcom called The Rikers, a half hour comedy about the Rikers in space.
Archive 2010-05-01 Mish 2010
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The actors Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes who played Deanna Troi and Will Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation, did an interview talking about many things including an idea about a sitcom called The Rikers, a half hour comedy about the Rikers in space.
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In 1988, Carole was arrested on a non-violent charge and sent to Rikers Island, New York City's main jail complex.
Hugh Hogan: Give the Gift of Voice Hugh Hogan 2011
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In 1988, Carole was arrested on a non-violent charge and sent to Rikers Island, New York City's main jail complex.
Hugh Hogan: Give the Gift of Voice Hugh Hogan 2011
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