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 this one-on-one, Mastro discusses the city's appeal over rental aid laws, efforts to fine protesters who wear masks, his ...

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

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

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

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

One of the ironies of Nunez’s story, and something that still rankles him, is he received just $75,000 in a settlement in ...

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

Veo Kelly has been held without bail on Rikers Island awaiting trial for attacking Samyia and Sanyia Spain, 19.

The Howard County Police Department continues its search for a second suspect in the April 14, 1982 killing of Ruth Thorp in an Elkridge Econo Lodge.

The chief medical officer for Rikers Island says the city can’t safely manage the jail, asks the Council to request state or federal assistance.