The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission appointed by the City Council ...

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

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

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 ...

An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds capacity of planned ...

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

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

The Independent Rikers Commission, a collective tasked with examining the city’s plan to close Rikers Island, has unveiled a ...

Sean Duffy, secretary of transportation, demanded information about crime in the subway system. But transit watchers saw a ...

The population on Rikers Island has risen to 7,067 people this week, the highest total since 2019 — and almost twice as high ...

As the 2027 deadline to close the Rikers Island jail complex looms and the city moves forward with a plan to replace it, ...

Adrienne Adams convened the commission in the somewhat more peaceful days of 2023, before she was challenging Eric Adams’ reelection. The 114-page report found, in short, that Rikers can’t close by ...