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 ...

A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt discussions with the Trump administration allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex NEW ...

NEW YORK — A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt a plan allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex ahead of a hearing later ...

the moral imperative to close Rikers Island remains as urgent as ever,” said Nurse, who is also the co-chair of the council’s Progressive Caucus, noting at least five inmates have died at the ...

A judge ordered New York City officials to halt their plan to allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to establish an office at the Rikers Island jail complex. In a written order Monday ...