A Correction captain on Rikers Island who cost the city $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim has been named in yet ...

A judge may order a federal takeover of Rikers Island due to persistent violence and unmet reform requirements.

A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...

A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

Violent conditions at Riker Island jail have left convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein covered in blood, soiled underwear & more ...

New York City was found in contempt Wednesday over “grave” conditions at Rikers Island — as a judge said she was “inclined” to order a federal takeover of the ...

A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...

A federal judge said that she was leaning toward taking the extreme measure of stripping the city of its control of Rikers ...

A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on ...

“Rikers Island is dangerous, inhumane, and an unconstitutional nightmare. Today’s historic decision shows by clear and ...

The judge found that conditions have only continued to worsen at the jail complex, setting up a potential federal takeover.