Rikers Island is in the spotlight after a guard's suspension following a detainee's death and a lawsuit over another ...

The family of a 20-year-old man who died of appendicitis in Rikers Island custody last year is suing the city and the ...

Aramis Furse, 32, was found unresponsive in his jail cell in December. A federal monitor says guards routinely fail to tour ...

A 32-year-old Rikers Island inmate died behind bars early Sunday — the 14th in-custody death at the Big Apple jail complex this year, Correction Department officials said. Aramis Furse “appeared ...

The family of a New York City man who died last year while being held at Rikers Island after being unable to post $1,000 bail filed a lawsuit on Monday, blaming the city for killing the 27-year-old ...

An investigation is underway following the death of Aramis Furse, a 32-year-old inmate at Rikers Island, who died on Sunday after being found looking unwell. Furse, who was held at the Otis Bantum ...

A 32-year-old detainee died at Rikers Island Sunday, marking the 14th death in New York City jails this year. Aramis Furse died after a city correction officer noticed he “appeared unwell” in his cell ...

The Department of Corrections said 32-year-old Aramis Furse was found “unwell” in his jail cell around 2 a.m. on Sunday. He died at a hospital about an hour later. “If you found him ‘unwell,’ then why ...

A man held on Rikers Island over accuations he beat to death his roommate in a Bronx drug treatment center died early Monday of a possible allergic reaction — the 15th city jails-linked death this ...

A Rikers Island inmate from Brooklyn died at the jail early Sunday morning – marking the 13th inmate death at the correctional facility this year. Officials say an officer found Aramis Furse unwell in ...