The report lands at what the monitor describes as a “critical and uncertain” moment for the jail and Department of Correction ...

Ariel Quidone, 20, died days after his release. A city report found jail staff watched him vomit and did nothing.

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

A Rikers Island officer, an inmate, and the inmate's wife are charged with smuggling contraband into the jail, including ...

A Department of Corrections officer was indicted Wednesday for smuggling marijuana and tobacco into a Rikers Island jail, in ...

Violence on Rikers Island remains pervasive as the city waits for a federal judge to appoint a receiver to take over the ...

The defendant’s sister reportedly arrived home from school on the day of the slaying to find the victim's body in the bathtub ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani late Monday renewed a long-running state of emergency on Rikers Island, signing an executive order he ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed city agencies to make plans to comply with rules governing health and safety at the facilities, ...

The New York City mayor’s order to bring jails into compliance with BOC rules signals a new approach to one of the city’s ...

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

This year, seven large illuminated menorahs and five inflatable menorahs stood across Rikers Island, visible as you approach ...