Rikers Island is in the spotlight after a guard's suspension following a detainee's death and a lawsuit over another ...

The family of a New York City man who died last year while being held at Rikers Island after being unable to post $1,000 bail filed a lawsuit on Monday, blaming the city for killing the 27-year-old ...

A 32-year-old Rikers Island inmate died behind bars early Sunday — the 14th in-custody death at the Big Apple jail complex this year, Correction Department officials said. Aramis Furse “appeared ...

A 32-year-old detainee died at Rikers Island Sunday, marking the 14th death in New York City jails this year. Aramis Furse died after a city correction officer noticed he “appeared unwell” in his cell ...

The Department of Corrections said 32-year-old Aramis Furse was found “unwell” in his jail cell around 2 a.m. on Sunday. He died at a hospital about an hour later. “If you found him ‘unwell,’ then why ...

RIKERS ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Another death on Rikers Island on Sunday has sparked outrage among prison reform advocates. The New York City Department of Corrections said that an officer found 32-year ...

A man held on Rikers Island over accuations he beat to death his roommate in a Bronx drug treatment center died early Monday of a possible allergic reaction — the 15th city jails-linked death this ...

A Rikers Island inmate from Brooklyn died at the jail early Sunday morning – marking the 13th inmate death at the correctional facility this year. Officials say an officer found Aramis Furse unwell in ...