New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated to take place by ...

A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission appointed by the City Council ...

An independent group looking into the dismantling of Rikers Island on Wednesday said the city's plan to close the jail ...

The Independent Rikers Commission, a collective tasked with examining the city’s plan to close Rikers Island, has unveiled a ...

A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...

A Lower East Side man likely died of untreated appendicitis hours after his release from Rikers, according to his family, who ...

An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds capacity of planned ...

The otherwise healthy young man who died at Elmhurst Hospital after just over a week on Rikers Island had a ruptured appendix ...

A pilot program from the state’s court system meant to reduce the ballooning population on Rikers Island has seen early successes, officials claim.