In a sneaky move, Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made it harder for federal agents to monitor Tren de Aragua and other ...

The New York City mayor’s order to bring jails into compliance with BOC rules signals a new approach to one of the city’s ...

Some members of the group are awaiting trial; some are serving short sentences. In the meantime, with little else to do, they ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has given his agencies 45 days to form a plan to rid Rikers Island of solitary ...

We will work closely with the federal monitor and the parties to put the City back on track to end solitary confinement as ...

An inmate at Rikers Island died in his prison cell Saturday morning – marking the ninth reported prisoner death at the troubled New York City jail this year, officials said. Ardit Billa, 29, who was ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city’s criminal justice system. The city is ...

A men's boutique, "Dressed for the Part," has been launched at Rikers Island prison that will help prisoners with business ...

Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of an inmate at Rikers Island, jail officials said. Officers found inmate Ardit Billa unresponsive in his cell at around 12:25 a.m. on ...

(CNN) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday if elected mayor he would cancel the closure of Rikers Island – New York City’s infamous jail complex – in favor of a plan to demolish and ...

A person in custody was found unresponsive in his cell at the George R. Vierno Center on Saturday morning. Correction officers and medical personnel performed life-saving measures, but the man was ...

Andrew Cuomo said during Crain's mayoral forum Wednesday morning that he wants to rebuild — not close, as is planned — the dysfunctional Rikers Island jail complex. During his prepared opening remarks ...