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 ...

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

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.

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

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

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.

A federal judge has ordered the city to hand over the operations of its troubled jails on Rikers Island to an outside manager. In a decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain wrote ...