Various problems have reached such a critical point that federal authorities have stripped New York City of control over the ...

The Queens public defender arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle THC-laced papers to a Rikers Island inmate has been ...

Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human ...

Even in a place like Rikers Island, light can break through. This year’s pre-Shavuos celebration transformed the prison into ...

Peter Braunstein, 61, has been inside an upstate New York prison since 2007, following his conviction on kidnapping, sexual ...

Even if Meir posts bail and is released from prison, it could be temporary. He faces multiple charges, including grand larceny and tax fraud for defrauding the city out of $15 million in taxes.

By Benjamin Oreskes Reporting from the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. The close of New York State’s legislative session in June is typically a sprint to pass long-considered bills before lawmakers ...

Justice has been served for a Guyanese-born Brooklyn man who has finally been exonerated for a murder he has always insisted ...

Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center often makes news for its celebrities, but hundreds of others at the jail face ...

Gregory J. Blotnick is an investor, entrepreneur, and author focused on the themes of failure and personal growth. Through ...

If you want drama, Kelvin Harrison Jr. will bring the drama. If you want an aspiring singer, an all-star athletic teen, a Disney villain, a trusted coworker and friend, a French composer, a Civil ...

Attendees were there not for softball but for another institution that defines the town. Inside was the first community relations luncheon of the year with the GEO Group, the nation’s largest operator ...