Rikers Island will not shutter by the legally mandated deadline in 2027, according to a report released last week by the ...

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

He is among six officials and inmates who helped supply a "dangerous contraband market" at the New York City jail.

An illegal strike by state correction officers was resolved, but its ripple effects are creating more dangerous conditions at ...

The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...

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

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

Ariel Quidone had been held in the Robert N. Davoren Center at Rikers since March 7 after he was arrested in Manhattan in ...

Prison officials often say that strip searches are necessary to keep contraband, including weapons and drugs, out of prisons. This is a worthy goal, but research suggests that strip searches don’t ...

A report by the Lippman Independent Commission challenges the city’s acquiescence toward failing to replace the existing dilapidated jails.