A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in ...

Mayor Adams’ office slammed Brooklyn lawmaker Lincoln Restler as a “hypocrite” for championing the closure of the Rikers ...

After a devastating family tragedy in her early 30s, journalist Joh Jarvis found solace in mediation. Now, she teaches the ...

The New York City Department of Correction confirms Dashawn Jenkins, 27, died while in custody Monday night, just one day after his birthday. Officials say staff noticed he was visibly ill while ...

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

Some 350 convicted people are crowded onto Rikers Island awaiting transfer to prisons ... say will exacerbate conditions at the already notorious city jail complex. Rikers is meant to detain ...

New York City will not meet its legally mandated goal of closing Rikers Island by 2027 and replacing ... commission responsible for charting the notorious jail complex's future.

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A Department of Correction captain and two guards were suspended for ...

Federal judge will hear arguments on potential takeover of New York City’s troubled jail system A federal judge has agreed to begin a process that could wrest control of New York City's troubled ...