The cause of death was not immediately clear. Four other people have died this year in city jails or just after being ...

A 55-year-old woman was allegedly found dead inside her cell on Rikers Island early Thursday morning, marking the fourth time ...

U.S. News & World Report: Calling The Shots: Tracking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Moves On Vaccines Since taking the helm of HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has both backed vaccination as a public health ...

The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to New ...

It’s the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, following the death last week of 20-year-old Ariel Quidone, and ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says one of the new jails being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with mental health issues.

Adams and new First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro wasted no time announcing a plan to close Rikers Island and create a community ...

Rikers Island will not shutter by the legally mandated deadline in 2027, according to a report released yesterday by the ...

A woman held on Rikers Island died by possible suicide early Thursday, according to correction officials and sources. The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility ...

A woman died in custody at Rikers Island early Thursday morning, the city’s Department of Correction (DOC) said — making her ...

Yusef Salaam addressed an intimate audience at Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

A new report warns NYC is falling behind on its plan to close Rikers Island by 2027. An independent commission is urging Mayor Eric Adams to appoint a “Rikers czar” to speed up the process, stating ...