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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

He was incarcerated on Rikers Island when he was 16 and returned when he was 19. Guzman discusses the conditions inside the New York City jail complex. He mentions corrupt guards, gang-controlled ...

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.

This sentence could involve a fine, probation or even prison time – and New York City’s Democratic mayor, Eric Adams, said that Rikers Island is ‘ready’ for Trump if he ends up being ...

Back in early May, Democratic mayor of New York City, Eric Adams made it clear that if this verdict was borne out, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

NYC courts to speed up cases ahead of Rikers Island closure In an effort to reduce the population of Rikers Island inmates before its legally mandated closure, NYC courts will begin to speed up ...