In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the ...

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says one of the new jails being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with mental ...

An illegal strike by state correction officers was resolved, but its ripple effects are creating more dangerous conditions at ...

An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds the capacity of ...

It’s the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, following the death last week of 20-year-old Ariel Quidone, and ...

New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated to take place by ...

An inmate at Rikers Island is indicted for assaulting a correction officer, leading to serious injuries. Robert Ray allegedly ...

A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...

A New York City correction officer was sentenced to two years’ probation and 250 hours of community service after failing to ...