A Rikers Island correctional officer will be fired after being found guilty this week of sexually abusing a woman in his Queens home – a decision that comes years after he was first accused by ...

New Yorkers trying to visit loved ones on Rikers Island are routinely forced to endure hours-long waits, inconsistent rules ...

Another inmate has died at Rikers Island, marking the 11th death at the facility this year. The latest incident happened Wednesday evening, Sept. 3, at the George R. Vierno Center, a Department of ...

A man died at the Rikers Island jail complex Wednesday night, New York City Department of Correction officials said — the second man to die there in a week, and the 12th person to die in or shortly ...

“On Wednesday night, a man held at Rikers Island died—the fifth death in city custody in the last two weeks, and the 12th this year alone. These are not isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a ...

A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment of an independent manager to fix rampant violence and persistent ...

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 ...

It’s official. After years of court battles, debate, and continued concerns about violence and excessive force plaguing the troubled jails system, a federal judge stripped New York City of its control ...

Full control -- independent of City Hall -- leaves no room for interference by politicians or the corrections union, writes The Post Editorial Board. AP A new watchdog report on Rikers Island details ...