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

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

The mother of a New York City correction officer exclusively spoke to Eyewitness News to plead for help finding the killer who shot her son five years ago.

A Rikers Island correction officer suffered bleeding on the brain and underwent emergency surgery after she was struck in the ...

A new documentary by Catherine Gund tracks the loss, painting over and recovery of Ringgold’s motivational composition “For ...

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

THIS actress is related to Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. She is termed as the Queen of OTT and has managed to impress ...

State psych wards for seriously mentally ill people are so full that growing numbers are held in city jails instead.

When you get a tip about a death or multiple deaths in your local jail or prison, there are concrete steps you can take to ...

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 ...

Weinstein pushed at a court hearing for an earlier trial date, citing his health. "I can’t hold on anymore," he said.

A gaunt-looking Harvey Weinstein pleaded with the judge in his criminal retrial to move the start date forward because he ...