The death toll on Rikers Island continued to rise to its second-highest point in the past four years on Monday when a 33-year-old detainee died after allegedly having an allergic reaction in the ...

Kyron Randall, 33, accused of beating his roommate to death in a Bronx drug treatment center, died after being taken to ...

Aramis Furse has become the 14th person to die in or immediately after he was found “unwell” in his Rikers Island cell.

Kyron Randall, 33, is the 15th person to die this year either at Rikers or while in medical care shortly after being released from custody.

A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment of an independent manager to fix rampant violence and persistent ...

A former Rikers Island detainee has filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit accusing two city correction officers of sexually ...

The sweeping powers of the yet-to-be-named receiver that will soon assume control over much of the city’s jail system were detailed in a recent ruling from a federal judge.

NEW YORK — A commission that supports closing the jail on Rikers Island acknowledged Wednesday the decrepit facility will not be shuttered by the 2027 deadline — and Mayor Eric Adams expressed ...

Inmate Kelvin Williams received a five-year sentence for sexually abusing a transgender inmate and for separate incidents ...

Jurisdictions across the country are releasing inmates under specific terms. Social distancing, staying 6 feet apart and cleaning surfaces with anti-bacterial products are some of the tools health ...