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 ...

Man posing as transgender woman raped female prisoner at Rikers, lawsuit says Even after warnings and complaints, the victim said correction officers failed to remove the alleged perpetrator from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.