As New York City’s troubled jail complex tries to improve its food, the people who cook there see a higher mission.

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

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

Inmates on Rikers Island are on a hunger strike in protest of COVID-19 lockdowns and the poor conditions at the NYC prison facility. About 200 male inmates at the Robert N. Davoren Complex launched ...

Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news. At least 127 people found unfit to stand trial by psychiatrists are languishing on Rikers Island because there is no space at state-run ...

Rhode Island inmates are learning to code. Inmates in Rhode Island are learning to code and make websites behind bars, aiming to achieve the ultimate goal once they get out: never to return to ...

He launched the program after learning about it from Rhode Island state Senator Louis DiPalma, who heard about it from an inmate. Marylouise Joseph, who has worked in reentry for the DOC for years ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An off-duty police officer was arrested on Staten Island Friday afternoon. Serena Dejesus, 25, was charged with two counts of third-degree assault in connection with her 3: ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A series of lawsuits filed against a solar energy company operating on Staten Island and elsewhere alleges false promises, misrepresentation of costs and in some cases ...

HRT providing free fares in honor of Transit Equity Day. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/norfolk/hrt-providing-free-fares-in-honor-of-transit-equity-day/ ...