In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the ...

It’s the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, following the death last week of 20-year-old Ariel Quidone, and ...

The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to New ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says one of the new jails being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with mental ...

A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...

Rikers Island correction captains and officers revived a man who had overdosed on drugs, and a detainee with a long record of ...

A woman died in custody at Rikers Island early Thursday morning, the city’s Department of Correction (DOC) said — making her ...

The population on Rikers Island has risen to 7,067 people this week, the highest total since 2019 — and almost twice as high ...

An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds the capacity of ...

Rikers Island will not shutter by the legally mandated deadline in 2027, according to a report released yesterday by the ...

The cause of death was not immediately clear. Four other people have died this year in city jails or just after being ...