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

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

The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to City ...

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

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

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

The otherwise healthy young man who died at Elmhurst Hospital after just over a week on Rikers Island had a ruptured appendix ...

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 ...

The Department of Correction’s civilian watchdog board accused the agency on Tuesday of repeatedly ignoring their authority and enacting changes on Rikers Island behind their backs.

A City Council crime hearing last week was straight out of fantasy land — but without enough jail space, Police Commissioner ...

There's trouble ahead for New Yorkers distressed about crime levels. New York City's Democratic establishment, including ...