Rikers Island will not shutter by the legally mandated deadline in 2027, according to a report released last week by the ...

Her death is the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, and follows that of Ariel Quidone, 20, last week and ...

Rikers Island correction captains and officers revived a man who had overdosed on drugs, and a detainee with a long record of ...

A 55-year-old woman was allegedly found dead inside her cell on Rikers Island early Thursday morning, marking the fourth time ...

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The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to New ...

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

A report by the Lippman Independent Commission challenges the city’s acquiescence toward failing to replace the existing dilapidated jails.

A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...

The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...

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