A woman died in custody on Rikers Island early Thursday, the city’s Department of Correction said, making her the fourth detainee to die at the jail complex so far this year. According to jail ...

A 54-year-old woman serving a year on Rikers Island for misdemeanor assault died early Thursday, with her son charging the notorious Queens detention center “killed her.” The death, an ...

As a judge considers appointing a receiver to oversee the jails, there are two very different plans for how that would work. By Hurubie Meko A federal judge overseeing the Rikers Island jail ...

A new report is laying out a plan to close Rikers Island as soon as possible. The report was released by an independent commission appointed by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. It acknowledges ...

New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated by law to take place by 2027, but is now already up to a half-decade behind schedule ...

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 population on Rikers Island has risen to 7,067 people this week, the highest total since 2019 — and almost twice as high as the target number needed for the longstanding plan to transfer ...

Federal judge will hear arguments on potential takeover of New York City’s troubled jail system A federal judge has agreed to begin a process that could wrest control of New York City's troubled ...

Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams have been playing a game of chicken for years when it comes to closing the jail complex on Rikers Island. Eric Adams would throw shade at ...

Having long fought against the appointment of an independent monitor to reform Rikers Island, the Adams administration has presented a plan for a different entity to take charge of the troubled jails ...

Oliver has a long criminal record. A Brooklyn man, locked up at Rikers Island on murder charges, continues to be violent. Sundance Oliver, 30, allegedly killed two officers and injured another in ...