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 ...

Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) prison island in the East River in the Bronx that contains New York City's largest jail.

Rikers Islands’ security chief was sacked ... Slashings and stabbings on the prison island have been sporadic, with downward trends following sharp spikes since 2023, according to the figures.

Home Invaders Posed As Police Officers, Restrained Children In Bergen County House: Prosecutor A New York trio has been arrested in connection with a home invasion earlier this month in Bergen County, ...

The controversial Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is the last-running prison ship in the US. The New York facility is set ...

Video: Moment sneaky woman 'smuggles drugs to an inmate in NYC's notorious Rikers Island prison by hiding the contraband in her child's diaper' A prison inmate at Rikers Island was caught on ...

The death of Curtis Davis by suicide in a Rikers Island jail cell in July 2023 prompted a quick flurry of inquiries and recommendations, including calls for bolstered suicide prevention training ...

New York City jail officials are now tracking the number ... daily internal updates in each of the seven lockups on Rikers Island, sources told the Daily News. The moves come after The News ...

In October 2019, the City Council voted to close Rikers Island by 2026. The deadline has since been pushed back to at least 2030 with no concrete date in sight as plans for a new jail in lower ...