A bridge connect Rikers Island to the rest of New York Rikers Island, a New York jail notorious for the grim stories of cruelty and abuse that emerged from behind its walls, and for its infamous ...

Correction Officer Santos Barbosa Jr. saved a baby who was with his mom visiting an inmate at Rikers Island jail. J.C. Rice “I was standing behind the desk and I noticed the baby bent over ...

This sentence could involve a fine, probation or even prison time – and New York City’s Democratic mayor, Eric Adams, said ...

has been ongoing for years Vidal Guzman was 16 years old when he entered Rikers Island jail for the first time. As he crossed the bridge over to the island, a prison guard told him to "get ready ...

Overtime costs for correction officers at Rikers Island have skyrocketed under New York City Mayor Eric Adams, costing taxpayers more than $270 million last year, according to a new report from ...

Not long ago, closing the Rikers Island jails was a radical idea. Today, however, less than four years after we launched the #CLOSErikers campaign, New Yorkers have reached political and popular ...

New York City's Rikers Island is prepared for Donald Trump if he is sent to prison for a gag order violation during his ...

These days, as an inmate at Rikers Island — New York City’s largest and most notorious jail — Padilla, 45, has drawn even closer to Judaism. Since being imprisoned at the 413-acre East River ...

The Ulster County Jail is far smaller than the sprawling complex at Rikers Island. Just about 130 people — not all of whom were eligible to vote — were there when the elections officials and ...

That could see a court-appointed outside authority take charge of Rikers Island by early next… Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail Former Trump ...

This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island Jail. They tell their compelling stories direct to ...

Inmates at Rikers Island said the notorious prison complex denied them their basic human rights, according to voicemails from two of the prisoners obtained by Insider. Since January 7, more than ...