A 55-year-old woman was allegedly found dead inside her cell on Rikers Island early Thursday morning, marking the fourth time ...

A woman died in custody at Rikers Island early Thursday morning, the city’s Department of Correction (DOC) said — making her ...

Rikers Island correction captains and officers revived a man who had overdosed on drugs, and a detainee with a long record of ...

A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

It’s the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, following the death last week of 20-year-old Ariel Quidone, and ...

By Hurubie Meko A commission on closing the Rikers Island jail complex urged New York City ... death of a 20-year-old who had collapsed in his cell at Rikers before passing away in a hospital.

An independent group looking into the dismantling of Rikers Island on Wednesday said the city's plan to close the jail ...

Federal judge will hear arguments on potential takeover of New York City’s troubled jail system A federal ... spent three years inside New York City's Rikers Island without being convicted ...

A 54-year-old woman serving a year on Rikers Island for misdemeanor assault died early Thursday, with her son charging the notorious Queens detention center “killed her.” The death, an apparent ...

NEW YORK — A woman held on Rikers Island died by possible suicide early ... It comes amid growing concern as the city’s jail population has crested over 7,000. Sarena Townsend, a lawyer ...