The union representing Rikers Island’s correction officers is suing the city for reinstating forced 12-hour shifts, arguing ...
NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Correction is once again bringing back 12-hour tours to address lingering staffing troubles, DOC officials confirm. A pilot program requiring officers to ...
Jocsan Rojas, sixteen, had traveled to Astoria from Staten Island with his mom, and the two were waiting excitedly to speak ...
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A convicted rapist has been sentenced for forcing a transgender inmate at Rikers Island into performing sex acts three years ...
Aramis Furse “appeared unwell” at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center around 2 a.m. and was taken to Mount Sinai Queens ...
Another death on Rikers Island on Sunday has sparked outrage among prison reform advocates. The New York City Department of ...
An inmate at Rikers Island died early Sunday morning after being found unwell in his cell marking the 14th death at the jail ...
A man held in a city jail on a burglary charge died under as yet undisclosed circumstances early Friday, the 13th jail-related death in 2025, officials said. Edwin Ramos, 50, was found in medical ...