The young detainee who appears to have died of a ruptured appendix and infection began showing serious medical issues in the ...

In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the ...

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

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

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

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.

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 ...

Some 350 convicted people are crowded onto Rikers Island awaiting transfer to prisons upstate due to continued ripple effects from the state prison strike, according to jail officials. The backlog ...

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 ...