"On Wednesday night, a man held at Rikers Island died—the fifth death in city custody in the last two weeks, and the 12th ...

The man may have experienced some kind of seizure just before 8 p.m. Wednesday in the George R. Vierno Center on Rikers ...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) There are two absurdities about Rikers Island, the notorious New York City jail.

New York State's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot reopen an office at ...

The authorities said the man had a seizure. The previous death, of a pedicab driver in police custody in Manhattan, has been ...

Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of a man incarcerated at New York City’s troubled Rikers Island, jail officials said.

Nearly 30 people recently told a federal judge that they want to be put in charge of the troubled jail complex and be ...

A Manhattan judge on Monday struck down an executive order by New York City Mayor Eric Adams that allowed immigration agents ...

Nurse is sponsoring a bill to establish an office within the mayor's office that would coordinate Rikers' closure and the transition to the four borough-based jails. She said the proposal comes from ...

With the city lagging years behind its legally-mandated 2027 deadline to shutter Rikers Island, the City Council on Wednesday ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- A federal judge in Manhattan considered Tuesday whether to put New York City's sprawling and troubled Rikers Island jail complex under federal control before ultimately ...