Manhattan Judge Mary Rosado issued the temporary restraining order at the request of the City Council, which sued to block ...

A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt discussions with the Trump administration allowing federal ...

City Council members sued Mayor Eric Adams over his alleged “corrupt bargain” to return ICE to Rikers Island – raging that it’d give President Trump free rein to deport innocent New Yorkers.

Lawmakers and criminal justice experts excoriated Mayor Eric Adams and his administration on Wednesday for their handling of a stalled plan to close Rikers Island. “Now is the time for strong ...

released an updated blueprint to close Rikers Island. The publication is timely: just three months into 2025, five people have already died in the city’s jail system. Our original 2017 report ...

CITYWIDE — NEW YORK CITY MUST ADVANCE STEPS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE PERMANENT CLOSURE OF RIKERS ISLAND and a successful transition to a borough-based jail system, says the City Council ...

The New York City Department of Correction confirms Dashawn Jenkins, 27, died while in custody Monday night, just one day after his birthday. Officials say staff noticed he was visibly ill while ...

New York City is allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to return to its Rikers Island prison following recent demands placed on Mayor Eric Adams by the Trump administration.

(The Center Square) — Federal immigration officials will have a permanent office on New York City’s notorious Rikers Island prison under a directive from the Adams administration, which says ...

Mayor Eric Adams is allowing federal immigration authorities to establish an office at Rikers Island, following through on a promise he made during recent meetings with “border czar” Tom Homan.