Adams expressed doubt that Rikers Island could close by the 2027 deadline set during ... later after jumping into the East River from a recreation yard on the roof of a barge. Elmore Robert Pondexter ...

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

The Department of Correction took heat from an oversight board for quietly creating a new Rikers high-security unit that may ...

It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City’s most notorious lockup — situated like a 19th-century penal colony in the middle ...

Weinstein was quick to call out Rikers Island, where he is in custody, saying he wasn't sure he would live until the spring while inside the "hell hole" jail complex, which sits near LaGuardia Airport ...

Harvey Weinstein begged to go on trial earlier than planned, saying he isn't sure he will survive long enough in the "hell ...

A woman held on Rikers Island claims in a shocking 33-page handwritten complaint that she was repeatedly raped with sex toys by another female detainee late last month, a copy obtained by the ...

The Department of Corrections is planning to open similar centers at other facilities on Rikers, according to a news release. “Having these resources available to them on-island will better ...

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

That could see a court-appointed outside authority take charge of Rikers Island by early next… Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail Former Trump ...