A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man ... The 20-year-old was arrested on robbery charges, the report said. The first death in the worrying trend occurred Feb. 19 when alleged ...

According to court documents, Jenkins was arrested ... Rikers since July. The Legal Aid Society is calling his death "a stark reminder of the ongoing human rights crisis unfolding at Rikers Island ...

FBI agents arrested two New York correction officers Wednesday accused of beating to death a Rikers Island inmate, Newsweek reports. A pretrial detainee, 52-year-old Ronald Spear, was killed in ...