A former Rikers Island guard was convicted of felony charges after prosecutors say he planted a weapon inside the cell of a ...

A Correction officer found the man – whose name has not been released pending family notification – lying on the floor of a ...

Orlando pastor Timothy Johnson is attracting national recognition for his initiative “Fatherless No More,” which supports men in becoming better fathers and leading positive lives.

Rikers Island has a decades-long reputation of spiraling dysfunction, brutality, and even death against those awaiting trial. The East River prison allowed Eyewitness News onto their grounds to ...

Public safety investments in the adopted $115.9 billion budget centered on the city’s mandate to close Rikers Island.

Programs that help the reentry of formerly incarcerated people say resources were strained even before the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld provisions of a 2023 law that expedites parole eligibility.