A 40-year-old man died in New York City jail custody Tuesday morning after he was found unresponsive at Rikers Island, less than 24 hours after a 41-year-old woman died at the women’s jail on the same ...

A 40-year-old man died Tuesday while being detained on Rikers Island, marking the second death within 24 hours to occur at the notorious jail complex. Umais Khan was found unconscious in his bed at ...

The deaths, of a 40-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman, bring to four the number of fatalities at Rikers Island this year.

Two detainees died on Rikers Island in quick succession of each other on Monday and Tuesday as the jail’s top officials were across the Atlantic, touring jails in Europe.

Almost a decade ago, plans were made to shut down Rikers Island for good. Here's the deadline the city was given to shut its doors.

Rajpattie Ramkellawan died at the Rose M. Singer Center at 11:13 a.m. after experiencing a “medical emergency,” a ...

The deaths of two incarcerated individuals, Umais Khan and Rajpattie Ramkellawan, at Rikers Island within a 24-hour period ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The Department of Correction announced another in-custody death just 24 hours after a Rikers Island inmate ...

A 41-year-old woman died in custody at the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island Monday morning, becoming at least the third person to die in the city jail system this year, according to the ...

Independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he’d scrap the controversial plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex if he’s elected in November – a stunning about-face from the ...

The New York jail complex uses video games as part of its strategy to reduce violence with programming for good behavior.

Andrew Cuomo grabbed the spotlight in the New York City mayor's race on Wednesday by calling for the scrapping of the city's plan to close Rikers Island. The former governor suggested building a ...