Rikers Islands’ security chief was sacked a little more than a week after the correction officers’ called for his ouster over ...

Around a year after hundreds of lawsuits were filed against the Department of Correction by New Yorkers who said they were ...

When a federal judge ordered City Hall to make major structural improvements to its jails and release some people facing low ...

Curtis Davis was incarcerated at the jail for 54 days and lawyers say while he was there, Davis asked for mental health help several times — saying he heard voices in his head and expressed ...

City councilmembers, formerly incarcerated women and members of the public grilled jails officials for more than four hours.

The family of Charizma Jones, a 23-year-old woman who died after allegedly being denied medical care on Rikers Island, plans to sue the city for $50 million.

Lucky survivor of The Dating Game monster Rodney Alcala in Prison visits reveals she journeyed to see him in the search for answers about how she cheated death.

"It has become increasingly clear that the Adams administration has committed to expand a policy of mass incarceration over ...

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.