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

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

In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current 2027 ...

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

A pilot program from the state’s court system meant to reduce the ballooning population on Rikers Island has seen early successes, officials claim.

That could see a court-appointed outside authority take charge of Rikers Island by early next… Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail Former Trump ...

Harvey Weinstein is sour that he won’t get a party for his 73rd birthday at Rikers Island next week, and made the grim prediction that he won’t live to see another year. The convicted sex ...

A Rikers Island inmate behind bars for allegedly slashing a stranger with a boxcutter died in custody this week – marking the city’s first detainee death in 2025, officials and sources said.