A former Rikers Island correctional officer was cuffed by federal authorities last week after prosecutors said she smuggled ...

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

Four inmates at Rikers Island have been indicted on charges including first-degree gang assault and first-degree assault in ...

Councilmember Sandy Nurse said she was assaulted by a person in custody during a visit to Rikers Island Tuesday morning — and ...

An accused sex offender grabbed the rear end of City Council Member Sandy Nurse Tuesday morning during a surprise visit by ...

DOJ Photo of Ghislaine Barrientos, entering Riker’s Island with drugs Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the ...

At almost every moment in its history, Los Angeles has been building a new jail — or debating whether to do so.

Carlos Ozrio, 39, was found not guilty last month on accusations from the fellow corrections officer that he groped her from behind “while kissing her neck” at a Riker’s Island ...

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

A correction officer was allegedly slashed in the head by a gangbanger during a fight inside troubled Rikers ... Island on Wednesday — leading the officer’s union to call for the firing of the ...

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.

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