The Department of Correction took heat from an oversight board for quietly creating a new Rikers high-security unit that may ...
The New York City Council approved two bills to address sexual violence in city jails on Thursday, following Gothamist’s ...
As New York City’s troubled jail complex tries to improve its food, the people who cook there see a higher mission.
Robert Ray, who allegedly punched Correction Officer Shamika Mitchell in the face on Rikers Island, is in jail for allegedly punching an MTA station agent, also a woman, in the face.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the lawsuit Wednesday, saying "New York has chosen to prioritize illegal aliens over ...
Faith Ringgold painted a vibrant mural at the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island. A few years later, it was whitewashed.
If a federal judge follows through with her threat to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, she should make sure ...