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 ...

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

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

The move occurred during Mamdani's first day in office when he revoked all of former New York City Mayor Eric Adams' ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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