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 ...

From May 2022 through September 2022, Webster, who was then an employee of a Rikers Island contractor and a former Rikers ...

Prison time is considered unlikely for Trump (Picture: AP) During the Covid-19 pandemic, some dire pictures emerged from inside the Otis Bantum Correctional Center on Rikers Island.

Inside the troubled history of Rikers Island January 15, 2025 Jacob Kaye For nearly 100 years, violence, chaos and death have defined the jails on Rikers Island.

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

Floors inside Rikers were seen covered in rotten food, urine, and faeces during the pandemic, with many now calling for the closure of the infamous prison (Image: NYC Board of Correction) ...

Look inside Rikers Island Drama Club, ... Advocates of prison arts believe it holds the potential to counteract systemic marginalization by providing avenues for improving socio-economic prospects ...

A music video shot inside the Rikers Island prison walls has gone viral, increasing concerns over the lack of institutional control at the New York City jail.. The video in question, titled “NYC ...

A new report conducted by a court-appointed monitor responsible for tracking conditions in the New York City jails uncovered widespread deterioration inside the city's jails, including Rikers Island.

The Eric Adams administration is permitting ICE to return to Rikers Island to help carry out criminal investigations into organized violence and migrant gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua.