Other decisions were made behind closed doors as Farber met with the prosecution and defense for more than an hour in his chambers to discuss matters still under seal. They included a prosecution ...

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 ...

In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current 2027 ...

The Independent Rikers Commission, a collective tasked with examining the city’s plan to close Rikers Island, has unveiled a ...

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

Harvey Weinstein is sour that he won’t get a party for his 73rd birthday at Rikers Island next week, and made the grim prediction that he won’t live to see another year. The convicted sex ...

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

A New York City correction officer was sentenced to two years’ probation and 250 hours of community service after failing to render aid for nearly eight minutes when a young man incarcerated at ...

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 ...

By law, the city will be legally barred from using Rikers jails after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are less than 5,000 people behind bars.

A 154-pound harp seal was hauled out of Brant Beach in Long Beach Island on March 8. In a post on Facebook, the MMSC said the seal's behavior on the beach was observed for 24 hours by the ...