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 to ask the prisoners in the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island ...

Sat, Noon to 6 p.m. Beginning this weekend, Brooklyn-born artist Clarence Heyward returns to his home turf to debut a solo exhibit at his longtime collaborator Richard Beavers’ gallery. The new ...

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

Former HFZ Capital exec Nir Meir was denied a significant bail reduction and will remain in Rikers Island jail unless he can ...

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) recently opened a new wellness center at Rikers Island for staff that features a gym.

After being detained on a minor charge, Jones fell into a coma and suffered multiorgan failure due to a lack of medical care. According to reports, despite her deteriorating condition, correction ...

Michael Conley, a suspect in a violent December home invasion, is escorted by NYPD officers into the 120th Precinct in St.

REPLACING STEFANIK: Democrats have selected St. Lawrence County dairy farmer Blake Gendebien to run for the seat being ...

Because we don't throw darts, we shoot pool, here are your early links: Rikers Island cooks can't use salt, Little Haiti in ...

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

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