Violence on Rikers Island remains pervasive as the city waits for a federal judge to appoint a receiver to take over the ...

The family of a New York City man who died last year while being held at Rikers Island after being unable to post $1,000 bail filed a lawsuit on Monday, blaming the city for killing the 27-year-old ...

New York City lawmakers are set to vote Wednesday on several bills aimed at improving conditions for people in custody and laying more groundwork for the eventual closure of the Rikers Island jails.

Twelve people died in city jails this year — three over a two-week period — already exceeding the number who died last year. Despite a decade under court monitoring during which five commissioners and ...

You can hear the moment Carlton James became a quadriplegic, he claims, losing the use of his limbs. He is quickly taken down by correction officers, and you hear a yelp. James was in a city jail in ...

New Yorkers trying to visit loved ones on Rikers Island are routinely forced to endure hours-long waits, inconsistent rules and poor communication from the Department of Correction, according to a ...

“On Wednesday night, a man held at Rikers Island died—the fifth death in city custody in the last two weeks, and the 12th this year alone. These are not isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a ...

The women's stories are part of lawsuits against the city and the Department of Corrections, filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act. Hundreds of women allege rampant sexual assault, abuse at ...

New York City’s already notorious jail system is experiencing a substantial uptick in violence, according to city data — highlighting one of the biggest challenges facing the next mayor. According to ...

Some members of the group are awaiting trial; some are serving short sentences. In the meantime, with little else to do, they ...