Rikers Island is one of the most infamous jail complexes in the U.S., and it is now under new management: a federal judge has seized control of the facility from New York City and placed it under ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain criticized the city's conduct in a 77-page ruling. A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be ...

Inside Rikers Island doula program and how it's supporting vulnerable women in need. Four years after NYC Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal pushed for doula care in jails, the Rikers Island Doula ...

“Basically, it’s the same trip that you had from Rikers to other courts,” Brand said. He added that not every person will be able to go to court across the street ... Island have more than ...

Rikers Island hosted a ceremony today unveiling a mural that acclaimed artist Dindga McCannon co-created with people in custody. Correctional Health Services, part of NYC Health + Hospitals ...

A recent fire at Rikers Island’s North Infirmary Command building has brought to light severe management issues within the New York City Department of Correction (DOC), according to a new report ...

To the south, the familiar city skyline stands tall. To the north, walls of barbed wire enclose the site of an ongoing human rights crisis: the Rikers Island jail complex. This bridge, known to ...

Inmates on notorious Rikers Island could soon be scoring “Get out ... putting scores of dangerous criminals back on the street. The bill specifically excludes prosecutors and judges from helping ...

A fire set by an inmate at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail has left 20 people injured on the same day a group of state Democratic lawmakers visited the complex to show opposition to ...

The proposed solar energy production and storage plant would be capable of generating up to 1,500 ... Street in Manhattan, 126-02 82nd Avenue in Queens, and East 141st Street in the Bronx. Rikers ...

Last month, a jail oversight board publicly shamed Rikers Island officials for using showers as de facto cages – locking detainees in narrow stalls for hours at a time. The NYC Department of ...