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 ...

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

Prison officials often say that strip searches are necessary to keep contraband, including weapons and drugs, outside of prisons. This is a worthy goal, but research suggests that strip searches don’t ...

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

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

Despite assurances from Mayor Eric Adams that Rikers Island would finally open its doors to Immigration and Customs ...

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

The fallout from the 22-day strike by state correction officers which ended Monday has put more than 300 people awaiting ...

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 ...

Steven Hirsch “There’s never any celebration at Rikers Island,” he said, adding that the prison is “inhumane ... sexual misconduct by more than 80 women, said he might testify on ...