A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

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

In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the ...

While the penal island has a maximum capacity of at least 10,000 in multiple buildings, the population increase jeopardizes ...

A report by the Lippman Independent Commission challenges the city’s acquiescence toward failing to replace the existing dilapidated jails.

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

NEW YORK — A commission that supports closing the jail on Rikers Island acknowledged Wednesday the decrepit facility will not be shuttered by the 2027 deadline — and Mayor Eric Adams expressed ...

New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated to take place by ...