Are you a fan of the Department of Homeland Security opening its new Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in the Florida ...

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.

Nolveiro Vera Ordonez was hauled into court on theft charges and pleaded to be sent to jail while ICE agents waited outside ...

A Rikers Island detainee died Wednesday while receiving palliative care at a local hospital, according to the New York City ...

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.

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

Rikers Island is one of the most infamous jail complexes in the U.S., and it is now under new management: a federal judge has seized control of the facility from New York City and placed it under ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, after a federal judge found the city had failed to stem spiraling ...

Under a court ruling, New York City is prohibited from furthering any agreement to let Immigration and Customs Enforcement back onto Rikers Island. It is shown in 2014. Credit: AP / Seth Wenig ...

The East River prison allowed one news crew, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, onto their grounds to witness the triumph and determination of young detainees, awaiting their cases to be adjudicated by the ...