Mayor Adams' office slammed Brooklyn lawmaker Lincoln Restler as a "hypocrite" for championing the closure of the Rikers ...

After a devastating family tragedy in her early 30s, journalist Joh Jarvis found solace in mediation. Now, she teaches the ...

A newly-released report from the Independent Rikers Commission—commonly known as the Lippman Commission—lays out an urgent ...

A retired jail guard at Rikers Island was shot and killed by police after he charged at Long Island officers with a knife, ...

A new three-part Netflix docuseries, “Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer” takes a fresh look at the chilling case, ...

The Adams administration is preparing to reopen a jail facility on Rikers Island to add space for convicted people who should ...

Family members of the most recent person to die in custody on Rikers Island said they're struggling to get answers after his ...

City agencies last Thursday held a design workshop at Borough Hall for the Queens jail, one of four facilities slated to ...

In the early 1800s, Richard Riker, a descendant of the family who owned Rikers Island, participated in a kidnapping ring for decades.

The Department of Correction’s death toll continued to climb at a rapid rate this week after a 27-year-old died on Rikers ...