Bitcoin torture suspect John Woeltz was freed on $1 million bond after two months in custody for allegedly kidnapping and ...

As extreme heat ravages New York City this summer, the lives of thousands detained on Rikers Island hang in the balance. Last ...

The script probes the meaning of justice, the limits of the law in morally gray situations and the role of religious faith in ...

A Correction officer found the man – whose name has not been released pending family notification – lying on the floor of a ...

A former Rikers Island guard was convicted of felony charges after prosecutors say he planted a weapon inside the cell of a ...

The man, who was identified late Tuesday as Edwin Quispe, 33, was found unresponsive in a bathroom at the Eric M. Taylor ...

The city’s public hospital system is increasing spending on dental care for people held in city jails despite ongoing ...

A bill passed by the City Council would publish information about inmates deaths in custody at city jails after the next-of-kin is notified.

Michael Nieves, 40, was awaiting trial on Rikers Island when he tried to kill himself in 2022. The staff response to his suicide drew a harsh rebuke from the New York State attorney general and ...

A man detained at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex died on Tuesday due to a medical emergency, jail officials said, ...

The criminal complaint alleges officers seized a black-and-purple gun loaded with two rounds of 9 mm bullets in the magazine.