Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

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

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

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 ...

By Hurubie Meko A commission on closing the Rikers Island jail complex urged New York City to appoint two senior officials to focus solely on shutting down the notoriously troubled jail ...

New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated to take place by ...

NEW YORK — A commission that supports closing the jail on Rikers Island acknowledged Wednesday the decrepit facility will not be shuttered by the 2027 deadline — and Mayor Eric Adams expressed ...

Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams have been playing a game of chicken for years when it comes to closing the jail complex on Rikers Island. Eric Adams would throw shade at ...