New York City's plan to close Rikers Island faces delays and political opposition, while Mayor Mamdani has taken steps to ...

New York City's infamous jail Rikers Island houses nearly 7,000 detainees. Chefs, not inmates, do the cooking. And while they ...

For New York City’s mayor, the hard part isn’t deciding whether or not to shut down Rikers, but figuring out how to do it ...

We continue to live with racial disparities in our city, despite our reputation for progressivism. Rikers Island stands as a glaring example.

New York City’s $16 billion plan to close Rikers Island involves four smaller facilities that tout a more humane vision of carceral buildings. Some activists think that’s an oxymoron.

Stanley Richards came recommended by others to lead the city's Department of Corrections (DOC). He was once an inmate himself.

Last month, a federal monitor overseeing the city’s Department of Correction said the agency remains mired in the same ...

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday if elected mayor he would cancel the closure of Rikers Island – New York City’s infamous jail complex – in favor of a plan to demolish and rebuild on ...

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called to rebuild the Rikers Island jail complex, reversing his previous position to go forward with closing it entirely. Cuomo is running for mayor of New York City ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A former union boss who was once thought of as the king of New York City's jails may be headed to federal prison after a jury convicted him of corruption charges Wednesday. The ...

NEW YORK -- A captain who took control of a wild melee on Rikers Island caught on tape is leveling bombshell allegations against the Department of Correction. "It's been bothering me every day since ...