After a long night of dancing in the streets of Crown Heights, a bus full of men, and bochurim headed out to Rikers Island.

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Another person has died in New York City custody on Rikers Island, according to the Department of Corrections. Clarence Woodward, 41, was found having a medical emergency at ...

Residents of one of the country’s most troubled facilities were given a preview of “Crime and Punishment in America,” a ...

Defendants found unfit to stand trial can spend upwards of six months waiting on Rikers Island for a bed in an upstate ...

After years of court battles, debate, and continued concerns about violence and excessive force plaguing the troubled jails system, a federal judge officially appointed former CIA officer Nicholas ...

Riker's Island has a reputation as one of the most notorious prisons in the United States, having been described as "an ongoing human rights crisis" and "hell, plain and simple." Now a group of former ...

Aug. 26 (UPI) --New York City officials said an inmate of Rikers Island died Tuesday, marking the seventh death of an inmate this year at the detention facility this year. The New York City Department ...

Environmental advocates are renewing the push to make Rikers Island a centerpiece of New York City's climate strategy as Mayor Zohran Mamdani commits to closing the jail complex there. The jails ...

After months with only commissary product options, the inmates spoke with Allure about the impact of having their hair and makeup done before their release.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s official World Cup guide lists no less than 100 free places to take in soccer’s biggest tournament on big screens. One place that isn’t listed? The city’s notorious ...