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

In May 2023, after a spike in deaths on Rikers Island, city jail officials suddenly stopped notifying the media shortly after ...

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

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 ...

John J. Lennon, imprisoned for a brutal 2001 murder, is now a published writer in The New Yorker and The New York Times. Will ...

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

A judge granted a preliminary injunction against state prisons employing solitary confinement despite banning it last Wednesday, July 2.

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

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

NYC Mayor Eric Adams criticizes rival Mamdani's affordability proposals, contrasting their backgrounds and socialist policies ...

The chief medical officer for Rikers Island says the city can’t safely manage the jail, asks the Council to request state or federal assistance.

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