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

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

With just three months remaining until the Democratic primary, six candidates vying to become the next mayor of New York City ...

Her death is the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, and follows that of Ariel Quidone, 20, last week and ...

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

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

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

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

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

A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...

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