A Rikers Island correction officer was suspended for failing to provide lifesaving aid to a detainee who had a seizure in a jail cell and died last month — the night before the man was scheduled to ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Rikers Island is on lockdown after correction officers reported a missing inmate. Sources tell Eyewitness News that the inmate jumped a fence at the Anna M. Kross Center jail, ...

A meaningful and uplifting Sukkos gathering took place this week at Rikers Island, attended by over 250 inmates and their ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system. The city is ...

Mayor de Blasio at Rikers Island (photo: Mayor's Office) The New York City Council passed eight bills last week in an effort to mandate greater transparency into and oversight of the Department of ...

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday if elected mayor he would cancel the closure of Rikers Island – New York City’s infamous jail complex – in favor of a plan to demolish and rebuild on ...

Rikers Island — a chaotic and violent place for decades — is headed for a federal takeover. An independent manager is likely to be appointed this year before a new mayor takes office. Nonetheless, the ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city’s criminal justice system. The city is ...

FILE - Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo speaks to supporters during a Democratic primary watch party, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File) FILE - Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo ...