“Now is the time for strong leadership by all present and future office holders in this city to close Rikers as soon as ...

The City Council is considering spending $1.1 million on a measure aimed at speeding up the closing of Rikers Island — a bid ...

Members of the city council and activists are pushing back on criticism of the plan to close Rikers Island— and build four smaller jails. The project is billions ...

Inside his cell on Rikers Island, Brian Croskey spends hours every day drawing elaborate artwork to free his mind.

The hearing comes less than a month after an independent commission found officials won’t meet the 2027 deadline to close the ...

New York City lawmakers are suing to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the ...

ICE is allowed to open an office inside New York City’s biggest jail, according to an executive order signed by Deputy Mayor ...

The Adams administration is preparing to reopen a jail facility on Rikers Island to add space for convicted people who should ...

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

The Prison Service is considering moving Lord Archer to a jail on the Isle of Wight, it was reported today. The most likely destination for the disgraced peer if he is taken to the island will be ...