Two days after a city-appointed commission unveiled a new plan to close Rikers Island, Mayor Eric Adams began to chart his ...

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

As we’ve said for years, the August 2027 deadline set by the City Council to close Rikers Islands will not be met. Now comes ...

The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to New ...

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 ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says one of the new jails being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with mental ...

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 ...

Harvey Weinstein will celebrate his 73rd birthday in Riker’s Island next week, and is predicting that he won’t live to see ...

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

Investigators suspect that Ishara Sewwandi, one of the key suspects in the killing of underworld gang leader Ganemulle Sanjeewa, in the dock of a Magistrate’s Court at Hulftsdorp recently, may have ...

HENRICO, Va. — Rhode Island women’s basketball coach Tammi Reiss said three factors would decide the winner of Friday’s matchup against Saint Joseph’s in the Atlantic 10 postseason tournament.