Families and criminal justice advocates have long urged jail officials to notify them about deaths and other emergencies in ...

The New York Times has obtained video of the 2022 death of Michael Nieves, a mentally ill detainee who mortally wounded himself on Rikers Island.

The City Council on Monday passed a bill that they say will bring transparency to the way the city’s Department of Correction ...

NYC Council is set to pass a bill for swift disclosure of detainee deaths at Rikers Island, aiming to increase transparency and address secrecy concerns.

The City Council was wrong to write a law purporting to ban solitary confinement on Rikers Island, as it would significantly ...

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

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 ...

Under a court ruling, New York City is prohibited from furthering any agreement to let Immigration and Customs Enforcement back onto Rikers Island. It is shown in 2014. Credit: AP / Seth Wenig ...

Rikers Island is one of the most infamous jail complexes in the U.S., and it is now under new management: a federal judge has seized control of the facility from New York City and placed it under ...

Various problems have reached such a critical point that federal authorities have stripped New York City of control over the ...