A new documentary by Catherine Gund tracks the loss, painting over and recovery of Ringgold’s motivational composition “For ...
As the film tells it, the story of this mural is also that of the crisis at Rikers and of “prison” in spectacular decay — ...
A woman held on Rikers Island claims in a shocking 33-page handwritten complaint that she was repeatedly raped with sex toys by another female detainee ... the so-called Prison Reform Elimination ...
If a federal judge follows through with her threat to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, she should make sure ...
The new documentary "Paint Me a Road Out of Here" details the history of a painting by Faith Ringgold, created for the Rikers ...
In 1971, the artist Faith Ringgold received a grant to make a painting for a public institution in New York City. She decided ...
It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City ... await being shipped to a federal prison for long stretches, or are short-timers ...
As New York City’s troubled jail complex tries to improve its food, the people who cook there see a higher mission.
Harvey Weinstein, a once-famous Hollywood producer, is in big trouble. He’s been in jail for a while and thinks he might die ...