The East River prison allowed one news crew, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, onto their grounds to witness the triumph and ...

The East River prison allowed one news crew, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, onto their grounds to witness the triumph and determination of young detainees, awaiting their cases to be adjudicated by the ...

In May 2023, after a spike in deaths on Rikers Island, city jail officials suddenly stopped notifying the media shortly after ...

A federal judge last week said the city was barred from fully implementing a local law banning solitary confinement on Rikers ...

The Bronx DA’s office has dropped all charges against a Queens public defender arrested on Rikers Island for possession of ...

A Rikers Island detainee died Wednesday while receiving palliative care at a local hospital, according to the New York City ...

The Bronx district attorney’s office will not bring charges against a Queens lawyer who was publicly accused by correctional ...

The Queens public defender arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle THC-laced papers to a Rikers Island inmate has been ...

Public safety investments in the adopted $115.9 billion budget centered on the city’s mandate to close Rikers Island.

Luis Bernier has languished on Rikers Island since March 12 because he can’t get transferred to prison due to the ripples ...

An apartment on Corson Avenue, near Jersey Street, alleged to be the crew’s base of drug operations was raided by police.