In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the ...

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...

A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

Her death is the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, and follows that of Ariel Quidone, 20, last week and ...

As we’ve said for years, the August 2027 deadline set by the City Council to close Rikers Islands will not be met. Now comes ...

A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...

An independent group looking into the dismantling of Rikers Island on Wednesday said the city's plan to close the jail ...

Sean Duffy, secretary of transportation, demanded information about crime in the subway system. But transit watchers saw a ...

Rikers Island will not shutter by the legally mandated deadline in 2027, according to a report released yesterday by the ...

In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current 2027 ...

The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...

An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds the capacity of ...