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

A 55-year-old woman was allegedly found dead inside her cell on Rikers Island early Thursday morning, marking the fourth time ...

Rikers Island correction captains and officers revived a man who had overdosed on drugs, and a detainee with a long record of ...

A 21-year-old man died after becoming critically ill in Department of Correction custody last week, according to his family — ...

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

A woman died in custody at Rikers Island early Thursday morning, the city’s Department of Correction (DOC) said — making her ...

A New York City correction officer was sentenced to two years’ probation and 250 hours of community service after failing to ...

A City correction officer was sentenced to two years’ probation and 250 hours of community service after failing to render aid for nearly eight minutes when a young man incarcerated at Rikers Island ...

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

The population on Rikers Island has risen to 7,067 people this week, the highest total since 2019 — and almost twice as high as the target number needed for the longstanding plan to transfer ...

In January a Bronx jury found Officer Kenneth Hood, 38, guilty of reckless endangerment and official misconduct for the incident in the George R. Vierno Center on Nov. 27, 2019, which left 18-year ...