The beleaguered jail has been under the supervision of a federal monitor since 2015 because of pervasive problems.

Two inmates in Department of Correction custody died within an hour and a half of each on Rikers Island on Friday afternoon.

MANHATTAN (WABC) -- Two men in custody have died while on a bus en route to Rikers Island. The cause of their deaths is under investigation. The NYC Department of Corrections issued a statement saying ...

A Rikers Island inmate died early Tuesday morning in an incident Department of Correction officials say involved “procedural violations.” Felix Taveras, 40, reported a “medical condition ...

Just after a fourth inmate held on Rikers Island died this weekend, a jails oversight body released a report on the three other deaths this year, citing the Department of Correction’s failure to ...

He said the four new smaller jails combined can only hold about 62% of the inmates currently incarcerated on Rikers Island. "There's something that has seemed to have left our city and government ...

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The New York City primary election to select the Democratic nominee for mayor is Tuesday. Before heading to the polls, get to ...

From June 4-15, the 24th annual Tribeca Film festival played host to a catalogue of some of the year’s most anticipated ...