A 40-year-old man died Tuesday while being detained on Rikers Island, marking the second death within 24 hours to occur at ...

The dispute over the existence of “deadlocking,” or the practice of locking up detainees on Rikers Island for weeks or months ...

Alleged package thief Umais Khan, 40, died while in custody at the notorious Rikers Island, marking the fourth death under ...

Mamdani announced the new role of a 'close Rikers czar' ...

Rajpattie Ramkellawan died at the Rose M. Singer Center at 11:13 a.m. after experiencing a “medical emergency,” a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections said. She was provided with medical ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The Supreme Court of the State of New York has issued a preliminary injunction to block New York City ...

Harvey Weinstein has been behind bars at the New York maximum-security prison Rikers Island since 2020 Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Harvey Weinstein is imprisoned at Rikers Island while awaiting a retrial ...

In 2017, it was announced that New York City's most infamous prison, would be shutting its doors. Now, almost a decade later, it's not clear whether they city will meet the mandated deadline for ...

Inside New York’s notorious jail complex, nearly 2,000 incarcerated people watched Game 1 together, arguing calls, roasting celebrity fans and sharing in a rare citywide moment ...

Ahead of Shavuos, a bus of bochurim and volunteers traveled from Brooklyn to Rikers Island for a special program focused on ...