The vast majority of people detained at Rikers are waiting for their day in court and have not been convicted of any crime.

A federal judge has decided to take control of New York’s Rikers Island jail away from city officials due to years of ...

Over the past four years, an unlikely alliance of advocates for people behind bars and former Department of Correction ...

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy spoke with Marcia Kramer on this week's episode ...

Remediation manager” sounds more like a third-rank bureaucrat or elementary school reading specialist than a revolutionary ...

Chaos Reigns Over NYC’s Rikers Island as Federal Judge Takes Control** In a shocking development that underscores the failures of progressive policies in America's largest cit ...

Calling the conditions at Rikers Island “dangerous and unsafe,” federal Judge Laura Swain finally cleared the way for an ...

Dan Mannarino speaks with New York City Council Member, Sandy Nurse, about the city no longer fully controlling its jail ...

A federal judge took the control of Rikers Island out of New York City’s hands in a hearing.

The historic step, taking control of the jails away from the city, is "a drastic and necessary measure to save lives," ...

With early voting in the June primary just a month away, voters will soon rank their top five choices for who they want to be the next mayor of New York City. THE CITY, in partnership with Gothamist, ...