Rikers Island detainee Charizma Jones, who died in July of a horrific skin condition, had a history of mental illness but was ...

Multiple city agencies failed to help a man suffering from a mental health crisis in the lead up to his death on Rikers ...

Harvey Weinstein is due back in court in New York on Wednesday for a hearing ahead of his retrial on sex crimes charges stemming from his landmark #MeToo case. Among other things, ...

Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, undergoing treatment at Rikers Island prison while serving 16-year sentence.

On the night of April 19 1989, five Black and Hispanic teens would unwittingly become subject to one of the most notorious ...

Chronic myelogenous leukaemia usually does not cause any symptoms and might be detected during blood tests. Some of the most ...

The disgraced Hollywood tycoon has suffered repeated health problems while imprisoned on Rikers Island in New York ...

Two sources told NBC News that the embattled former film producer is currently undergoing treatment while behind bars at ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday directed New York City officials to begin developing a plan for a possible federal takeover of Rikers Island ... handing the jail system over ...

A correction officer was allegedly slashed in the head by a gangbanger during a fight inside troubled Rikers Island on ...

Before cops say he stabbed veteran MTA subway operator Myran Pollack and left him in a medically-induced coma last week, ...

In an effort to reduce the population of Rikers Island inmates before its legally mandated closure, NYC courts will begin to speed up felony cases.