The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to New ...

A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...

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

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 ...

Rikers Island correction captains and officers revived a man who had overdosed on drugs, and a detainee with a long record of ...

The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...

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 ...

Harvey Weinstein is sour that he won’t get a party for his 73rd birthday at Rikers Island next week, and made the grim ...