A former prisoner in the women’s jail on Rikers Island is suing New York City. Google Maps. Complaints from Doe, then 21, and other inmates about the man’s transfer to their unit were ...

US Male 'posing' as transgender allegedly raped inmate at all-women facility on Rikers Island, lawsuit says 'Rose Doe' says the male prisoner moved into the Rose M Singer women’s jail on April 4 ...

Two prisoners died just over an hour apart Friday — one at Rikers Island, and one after a medical emergency on a bus en route ...

Rikers Island Prison Officer Known As ‘Champagne’ Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 24 Female Inmates. It took a while for investigators to track down the real identity of 'Champagne.' ...

Two inmates in Department of Correction custody died within an hour and a half of each on Rikers Island on Friday afternoon.

A longtime Rikers Island correction officer needed six stitches to close a gaping gash over her eye Friday, after allegedly being bashed in the face by a violent inmate at the notorious city jail ...

Gothamist analyzed over 700 lawsuits filed by women alleging sexual assault by staff at the Rikers Island women’s jail.. Twenty-four women identified an officer who many said they knew as ...

A Rikers Island inmate who was denied medical care while behind bars died on July 14, shortly after she was released from custody, the Legal Aid Society and other advocates said on Monday.