Attorneys and families of people incarcerated on Rikers Island blasted the Department of Correction on Wednesday for what ...

Two Corrections officers were attacked in a brutal four-hour span at Rikers Island Wednesday — including one guard who was ...

(Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday said she is taking control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail complex away from city officials and appointing an independent official to oversee it, ...

Mayor Eric Adams told incoming border czar Tom Homan he wants to reopen the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on ...

Rikers Island is one of the most infamous jail complexes in the U.S., and it is now under new management: a federal judge has seized control of the facility from New York City and placed it under the ...

It’s official. After years of court battles, debate, and continued concerns about violence and excessive force plaguing the troubled jails system, a federal judge stripped New York City of its control ...

Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of an inmate at Rikers Island, jail officials said. Officers found inmate Ardit Billa unresponsive in his cell at around 12:25 a.m. on ...

Full control -- independent of City Hall -- leaves no room for interference by politicians or the corrections union, writes The Post Editorial Board. AP A new watchdog report on Rikers Island details ...

Rikers Island is a humanitarian crisis, especially for those with severe mental illness. Instead of offering care, the jail isolates, neglects, and dehumanizes people who need treatment — not ...