Families and criminal justice advocates have long urged jail officials to notify them about deaths and other emergencies in ...

The New York Times has obtained video of the 2022 death of Michael Nieves, a mentally ill detainee who mortally wounded himself on Rikers Island.

Mayor Eric Adams “violated” the law when he blocked the City Council’s ban on solitary confinement in Big Apple prisons, a ...

The City Council was wrong to write a law purporting to ban solitary confinement on Rikers Island, as it would significantly ...

A federal judge last week said the city was barred from fully implementing a local law banning solitary confinement on Rikers ...

NYC Council is set to pass a bill for swift disclosure of detainee deaths at Rikers Island, aiming to increase transparency and address secrecy concerns.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams criticizes rival Mamdani's affordability proposals, contrasting their backgrounds and socialist policies ...

Public safety investments in the adopted $115.9 billion budget centered on the city’s mandate to close Rikers Island.

Four bombshell lawsuits filed late Monday claim Adams and his top NYPD allies of running a department rife with corruption ...

A judge ruled that NYC Mayor Adams improperly used emergency powers to block a ban on solitary confinement in city jails, ...

Mayor Adams waved off concerns about President Trump’s false insinuation that Zohran Mamdani is an illegal immigrant and his ...