A new report by the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College warns that Rikers Island has become the largest mental ...

Corey Henry receives a 5-year sentence for stabbing fellow inmates at Rikers Island, pleading guilty to Assault and Attempted Murder.

The rising demand for mental health and substance use services at the jails — amid a looming mandate to close the troubled ...

While running to be New York City’s next mayor, Zohran Mamdani pledged to shutter Rikers Island and shrink the city’s jail population. Now, as he prepares to take office in just over a month and a ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city’s criminal justice system. The city is ...

The death is the 13th jail-related death in 2025, the most since 2022, the first year of the Adams administration, when there ...

Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of a man incarcerated at New York City's troubled Rikers Island, jail officials said. Officers found Ardit Billa, 29, unresponsive in ...

A 38-year-old man on Rikers Island became the 13th person this year to die in Department of Correction custody, agency officials announced on Friday.

Bobby Shmurda is giving fans an unfiltered look at his time inside Rikers Island, one of the most notorious jails in the United States. In a recent sit-down with Ian Bick on Locked In, the Brooklyn ...

Sixteen-year-old Bailey, who goes by Oli, is a sweet, insightful teenager with a love for drawing, writing and caring for others. New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save ...