We were glad to see reality make an appearance at the recent City Council Criminal Justice Committee hearing on the ill-conceived plan to shutter Rikers Island and build new jails ...

Despite the consensus among most city leaders that Rikers Island must close, some agency representatives and the Independent ...

An exhibit at the Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center in Bed Stuy features artwork by Rikers Island detainees.

A judge on Monday temporarily blocked New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) from permitting Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

A judge ordered NYC officials to halt their plan to allow ICE to establish an office at the Rikers Island jail complex​.