A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment of an independent manager to fix rampant violence and persistent ...

A man died in custody while at Rikers Monday night, becoming the fifth detainee to die in custody at the notorious jail complex, the NYC Department of Correction said on Tuesday. According to NYC DOC, ...

Two Corrections officers were attacked in a brutal four-hour span at Rikers Island Wednesday — including one guard who was slashed by an infamous subway knifer, union officials said. The 11-year ...

“On Wednesday night, a man held at Rikers Island died—the fifth death in city custody in the last two weeks, and the 12th this year alone. These are not isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a ...

For nearly a decade, a federal judge has been pushing to end abuse and violence in the jails on Rikers Island. With chronic staffing shortages, rampant violence and 32 deaths in custody during just ...

Mayor Eric Adams told incoming border czar Tom Homan he wants to reopen the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Rikers Island — sparking swift outrage from immigration advocates and ...

Newly emboldened by her New York City Council colleagues to sue Mayor Eric Adams and the Trump administration for sanctuary law violations, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is gearing up for a ...

Jonathan Lippman, one of the authors (photo: John McCarten/NYC Council) The New York State Legislature recently passed a landmark suite of criminal justice reforms that will profoundly re-shape the ...

A skirmish at New York jail Rikers Island ended with several injured inmates and prison guards. Guards immediately responded to a fight that broke out late Friday, according a Correction Department ...