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

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

NEW YORK -- The city corrections commissioner on Tuesday detailed proposed reforms to the problem-plagued Rikers Island jail complex that include changes to the housing of teenage and young adult ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- One applicant to be a New York City correction officer had been fired from his last job as a security guard for stealing. Another admitted he had regularly socialized with gang ...

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.

NYC Ignored a Rikers Detainee’s Five Rape Reports. Now the City Is Paying $4 Million — and Officials Still Won’t Explain Why ...

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 ...

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 ...