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

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission appointed by the City Council ...

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

A woman died in custody at Rikers Island early Thursday morning, the city’s Department of Correction (DOC) said — making her ...

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 ...

Rikers Island will not shutter by the legally mandated deadline in 2027, according to a report released yesterday by the ...

The otherwise healthy young man who died at Elmhurst Hospital after just over a week on Rikers Island had a ruptured appendix ...

From his jail cell at Rikers Island on Sunday, Harvey Weinstein insisted that the dancing scene in "Down to You" that made ...

The Department of Correction’s civilian watchdog board accused the agency on Tuesday of repeatedly ignoring their authority and enacting changes on Rikers Island behind their backs.

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 ...