Residents of one of the country’s most troubled facilities were given a preview of “Crime and Punishment in America,” a ...

New York's notorious Rikers Island jail, long criticized for unsanitary and violent conditions, will miss a deadline for the vast complex to close down, prompting disappointment from activists. Until ...

The $4 million settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit that argued that inadequate supervision and medical treatment in the jail ...

NEW YORK — Rikers Island for the most part makes headlines for violence and disorder, so much so that New York City has moved to close the notorious jail complex. But on Tuesday, there was a palpable ...

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined more than 100 inmates at Rikers Island on Wednesday to watch the World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina, chatting with inmates in the city's troubled ...

The Big Apple’s borough-based jail program has nearly doubled in cost and remains years behind schedule ahead of the troubled Rikers Island complex’s legally-mandated shutdown. The plan has ballooned ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Another person has died in New York City custody on Rikers Island, according to the Department of Corrections. Clarence Woodward, 41, was found having a medical emergency at ...

After years of failed attempts to reform Rikers Island, a federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday will consider whether to put New York City's sprawling and troubled jail complex under control of the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers voted Thursday to close the notorious Rikers Island jail complex, which has become synonymous with violence and neglect, and replace it with four smaller jails ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s official World Cup guide lists no less than 100 free places to take in soccer’s biggest tournament on big screens. One place that isn’t listed? The city’s notorious ...