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

Mayor Mamdani last Thursday unveiled the city’s plan to improve conditions on Rikers Island — by undoing years of executive ...

Prosecution court documents allege that authorities seized an assault rifle and other weapons from the defendant who used extreme violence and intimidation to extort payment from victims. His brutal ...

CO in Rikers Bribery Scheme BRONX, N.Y. — A former New York City Department of Correction officer has been sentenced to probation after admitting he smuggled contraband worth an estimated $15,000 into ...

The law library at the women’s jail on Rikers Island reopened this week after the resource had been shut down for nearly a year as correction officials struggled to manage a swelling jail population ...

Judge rules prior settlement does not bar claims in new lawsuit alleging separate assault at Rikers BROOKLYN, NY – A federal judge has denied the City of New York’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed ...

We continue to live with racial disparities in our city, despite our reputation for progressivism. Rikers Island stands as a glaring example.

Chained knives, locked spoons and 7 million meals: an inside look at Rikers' kitchen and why the closure timeline matters.

Under pressure from interrogators, a teen-ager helped send three of his friends to prison for murder. How could he ever make ...

Caged in a cell, Jerad Traylor struggled to breathe and cried out for help, pleading that he felt like he was dying. And it turned out his feelings of despair were exactly right. Four days after his ...