Reversing a 2014 law, New York City will now allow federal officials on Rikers Island so they can investigate alleged ...

Dashawn Jenkins, 27, died while incarcerated at Rikers Island on Monday. Joe DeMaria “The department is mourning the loss of Mr. Jenkins who passed away in our care on the evening of March 31 ...

A retired jail guard at Rikers Island was shot and killed by police after he charged at Long Island officers with a knife, ...

What to Know A man died in custody while at Rikers Monday night, becoming the fifth detainee to die in custody at the notorious jail complex, the NYC Department of Correction said on Tuesday ...

The new facility will be part of the solution to closing Rikers Island. Adams has tapped his ... issues are a huge problem for the Correction Department. Of the roughly 7,100 inmates on Rikers ...