A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in city custody in fewer than two months. Dashawn Jenkins, 27, succumbed ...

OSSINING, NY — A Westchester resident is among six people sentenced for federal crimes connected to their involvement in ...

A Rikers Island inmate with suspected scarlet fever died after jail staff repeatedly blocked medical workers from treating her, according to advocates and records. Charizma Jones, 23, died last ...

Four Rikers Island inmates were indicted Wednesday for a vicious attack on another prisoner over a “petty gang-related beef,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced Wednesday.

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 ...

RIKERS ISLAND -- A Rikers inmate who escaped custody while at Bellevue Hospital on June 26th is back in custody, according to police. James Mossetty, 35, was arrested and charged on Tueday for ...

Inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island are suing the city claiming they were trapped in their cells during a jailhouse fire that injured 20 people last year. The lawsuit filed Friday in ...

BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – An inmate at Rikers Island has been charged with allegedly attacking a transgender inmate inside her jail cell, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced on Friday.

A Rikers Island inmate suspected of having scarlet fever died last week after jail staff prevented medical workers from treating her. Per the Mayo Clinic, “Scarlet fever is a bacterial illness ...