Another death on Rikers Island on Sunday has sparked outrage among prison reform advocates. The New York City Department of ...

A Rikers Island correctional officer will be fired after being found guilty this week of sexually abusing a woman in his Queens home – a decision that comes years after he was first accused by ...

Corey Henry receives a 5-year sentence for stabbing fellow inmates at Rikers Island, pleading guilty to Assault and Attempted Murder.

Vincent Schiraldi — who resigned in June as head of Maryland’s juvenile services department following statewide spikes in ...

A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment of an independent manager to fix rampant violence and persistent ...

A young man who allegedly came to North Queens to do doughnuts and cause a ruckus with his friends is now stuck in North ...

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from New York City in a sweeping decision aimed at fixing years of violence and deteriorating ...

NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services and NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst teamed up in February to debut a telehealth program for female patients at the Rikers Island (N.Y.) prison. The ...

The jail barge, officially called the Vernon C. Bain Center, was a relic of the crack cocaine era. It was notorious even among Rikers Island’s many troubled lockups. On Monday, former detainees and ...

The New York Supreme Court on Monday handed down a ruling barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement from reopening an office at Rikers Island. The decision marks a blow to New York City Mayor Eric ...

A Manhattan judge on Monday struck down an executive order by New York City Mayor Eric Adams that allowed immigration agents onto Rikers Island. New York State Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado ...

U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain on Tuesday handed down a 77-page ruling seizing control of the prison. A "remediation manager" will be appointed to oversee the complex and report directly ...