A solitary confinement cell known all as “the bing,” at New York’s Rikers Island jail on Jan. 28 ... Johnson’s misconduct was not trivial, the prison was justified in depriving him of his yard time.

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

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 elected officials to the jails, sources told the. Nurse whose district is in ...

Four City Council members have decried a practice by city jails of locking severely mentally ill people in their cells for ...

The death of Curtis Davis by suicide in a Rikers Island jail cell in July 2023 prompted a quick flurry of inquiries and recommendations, including calls for bolstered suicide prevention training ...

“What this woman did makes it more difficult for the real victims of sexual violence in Rikers Island and the jail system — whether they be inmates or they be female corrections officers who ...

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the closure of Rikers Island by 2027. The city was also tasked with lowering the amount of people held in the jail from more than 5,000 to less ...

Harvey Weinstein, the once-powerful Hollywood producer, has been diagnosed with bone cancer while serving time at Rikers Island, a jail in New York. Despite his health issues, Weinstein is actively ...

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 ...

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9, that four Rikers Island inmates have been charged on ...