Robert Ray, who allegedly punched Correction Officer Shamika Mitchell in the face on Rikers Island, is in jail for allegedly punching an MTA station agent, also a woman, in the face.

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 New York state prison was placed on lockdown after inmates took over and injured three guards, just days after staffing ...

A Rikers Island correction officer suffered bleeding on the brain and underwent emergency surgery after she was struck in the ...

A man held on Rikers Island sucker-punched a female correction officer in the head from behind without warning Saturday, causing injuries severe enough to require emergency surgery, according to ...

A new documentary by Catherine Gund tracks the loss, painting over and recovery of Ringgold’s motivational composition “For ...

The new documentary "Paint Me a Road Out of Here" details the history of a painting by Faith Ringgold, created for the Rikers ...

For his service to people on Rikers Island, Officer J. Martin of the city Department of Correction was recognized for Martin ...

The team behind the modern Peruvian Williamsburg restaurant Llama Inn is opening another spot this month. Papa San is a ...

The monitor appointed by a judge to track violence in the city’s notorious jail complex said in a highly-anticipated report ...

Last week, President Trump signed into law the Laken Riley Act, which requires the attorney general to detain any non-citizen ...

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