The family of a 20-year-old man who died of appendicitis in Rikers Island custody last year is suing the city and the ...

A Rikers Island officer, an inmate, and the inmate's wife are charged with smuggling contraband into the jail, including ...

The report lands at what the monitor describes as a “critical and uncertain” moment for the jail and Department of Correction ...

Aramis Furse, 32, was found unresponsive in his jail cell in December. A federal monitor says guards routinely fail to tour ...

Violence on Rikers Island remains pervasive as the city waits for a federal judge to appoint a receiver to take over the ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed city agencies to make plans to comply with rules governing health and safety at the facilities, ...

The New York City mayor’s order to bring jails into compliance with BOC rules signals a new approach to one of the city’s ...

This year, seven large illuminated menorahs and five inflatable menorahs stood across Rikers Island, visible as you approach ...

Mayor Mamdani is now running the city, but soon he and the Department of Correction will not be running Rikers Island, the ...

Unlike his two predecessors, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has no hope of avoiding a hard time with the Rikers Island jails.

The defendant’s sister reportedly arrived home from school on the day of the slaying to find the victim's body in the bathtub ...

We will work closely with the federal monitor and the parties to put the City back on track to end solitary confinement as ...