As the film tells it, the story of this mural is also that of the crisis at Rikers and of “prison” in spectacular decay — ...

Robert Ray, who allegedly punched Correction Officer Shamika Mitchell in the face on Rikers Island, is in jail for allegedly punching an MTA station agent, also a woman, in the face.

Prosecutors painted the defendant as a career criminal and self-avowed gang member who was caught with a weapon in the county ...

If a federal judge follows through with her threat to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, she should make sure ...

The birthday girl from Western New York resident said she had never been to jail and wanted to see what it looked like.