The East River prison allowed one news crew, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, onto their grounds to witness the triumph and ...

The City Council was wrong to write a law purporting to ban solitary confinement on Rikers Island, as it would significantly ...

The Bronx DA’s office has dropped all charges against a Queens public defender arrested on Rikers Island for possession of ...

A federal judge last week said the city was barred from fully implementing a local law banning solitary confinement on Rikers ...

The East River prison allowed one news crew, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, onto their grounds to witness the triumph and determination of young detainees, awaiting their cases to be adjudicated by the ...

The Bronx district attorney’s office will not bring charges against a Queens lawyer who was publicly accused by correctional ...

The Queens public defender arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle THC-laced papers to a Rikers Island inmate has been ...

Becca Amos, a psychotherapist, clinical social worker and florist, and floral designer Meredith Wheeler, owner of Secret ...

A Rikers Island detainee died Wednesday while receiving palliative care at a local hospital, according to the New York City ...

In this one-on-one, Mastro discusses the city's appeal over rental aid laws, efforts to fine protesters who wear masks, his ...

Public safety investments in the adopted $115.9 billion budget centered on the city’s mandate to close Rikers Island.

Even in a place like Rikers Island, light can break through. This year’s pre-Shavuos celebration transformed the prison into a space of joy, renewal, and deep spiritual connection for Jewish inmates.