A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in city custody in fewer than two months. Dashawn Jenkins, 27, succumbed ...

The New York City Department of Correction confirms Dashawn Jenkins, 27, died while in custody Monday night, just one day after his birthday. Officials say staff noticed he was visibly ill while ...

The Adams administration unloaded on a Brooklyn lawmaker who championed the closure of Rikers Island then complained about the construction of a new borough-based jail in his own district.

New York City will not meet its legally mandated goal of closing Rikers Island by 2027 and replacing it with smaller jails in four boroughs, according to the independent commission responsible for ...

A 27-year-old man held on Rikers Island died Monday night, bringing the total number of jail-linked deaths there to five in 2025. According to the New York City Department of Correction account ...

Correctional Health Services is pushing for legislation that would allow local jails like Rikers Island to treat criminal defendants until their mental health has improved enough that they can ...

By Hurubie Meko and Jan Ransom In the first three months of the year, five people have died at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York or shortly after being released from city custody ...

A new report is laying out a plan to close Rikers Island as soon as possible. The report was released by an independent commission appointed by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. It acknowledges ...

New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated by law to take place by 2027, but is now already up to a half-decade behind schedule ...