Last month, a federal monitor overseeing the city’s Department of Correction said the agency remains mired in the same ...

For New York City’s mayor, the hard part isn’t deciding whether or not to shut down Rikers, but figuring out how to do it safely and in a timely way.

New York City's plan to close Rikers Island faces delays and political opposition, while Mayor Mamdani has taken steps to ...

Twelve people died in city jails this year — three over a two-week period — already exceeding the number who died last year. Despite a decade under court monitoring during which five commissioners and ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city’s criminal justice system. The city is ...

Nick Deml, former Vermont corrections commissioner, was appointed to take over Rikers Island jail in New York City, pictured on June 20, 2014. His appointment is the latest in a decade-long effort to ...

Heads are rolling in the upper ranks of New York City’s Department of Correction because of the way it has handled allegations of violence and corruption at the city’s Rikers Island prison. The New ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system. The city is ...