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 ...

Kandra Clark served just four months at the Rose M. Singer Center, the women's jail on Rikers Island. It was nine years ago, but that memory lingers. "When you're going to the bathroom, when you are ...

The agency put more women at risk because it did not take allegations made by formerly incarcerated women seriously, the ...

Sixteen-year-old Bailey, who goes by Oli, is a sweet, insightful teenager with a love for drawing, writing and caring for others. New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save ...

In 1972, artist Faith Ringgold dedicated a painting to the women incarcerated at Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex in New York City. Titled "For the Women's House," the work is a message of ...

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

Vincent Schiraldi — who resigned in June as head of Maryland’s juvenile services department following statewide spikes in ...

Another death on Rikers Island on Sunday has sparked outrage among prison reform advocates. The New York City Department of ...