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 ...

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

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

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

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

An inmate at Rikers Island is indicted for assaulting a correction officer, leading to serious injuries. Robert Ray allegedly ...

Prison officials often say that strip searches are necessary to keep contraband, including weapons and drugs, outside of prisons. This is a worthy goal, but research suggests that strip searches don’t ...

Despite assurances from Mayor Eric Adams that Rikers Island would finally open its doors to Immigration and Customs ...

The Department of Correction’s civilian watchdog board accused the agency on Tuesday of repeatedly ignoring their authority and enacting changes on Rikers Island behind their backs.

New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated to take place by ...

Adrienne Adams convened the commission in the somewhat more peaceful days of 2023, before she was challenging Eric Adams’ reelection. The 114-page report found, in short, that Rikers can’t close by ...