A convicted rapist has been sentenced for forcing a transgender inmate at Rikers Island into performing sex acts three years ...

Tylik Thomas credits a life-changing initiative on Rikers Island: "I chose to turn my story around, make that 360." ...

Jocsan Rojas, sixteen, had traveled to Astoria from Staten Island with his mom, and the two were waiting excitedly to speak ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Nov. 6, an article titled “What Justice Kennedy Saw, and What Judges Should See” appeared in the Law Journal.” In the article, Professor Michael Mushlin, Chair of the Criminal Law and Procedure’s ...

The jail barge, officially called the Vernon C. Bain Center, was a relic of the crack cocaine era. It was notorious even among Rikers Island’s many troubled lockups. On Monday, former detainees and ...

Obamacare enrollees get first look at 2026 prices as premiums soar Experts say work-from-home era is fading fast — here’s why Senate Democrats block government funding bill for 13th time What's the ...