The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...

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

It’s the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, following the death last week of 20-year-old Ariel Quidone, and ...

The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to New ...

In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the reality-denying City Council refuses to admit it. The first of the ...

On Sunday night, during the holy month of Ramadan, there was an attack and attempted abduction of a faith leader in the Bronx ...

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

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

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

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

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says one of the new jails being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with mental ...

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