The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission appointed by the City Council ...
A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...
A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.
In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current 2027 ...
An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds capacity of planned ...
The otherwise healthy young man who died at Elmhurst Hospital after just over a week on Rikers Island had a ruptured appendix ...
New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated to take place by ...
An independent group looking into the dismantling of Rikers Island on Wednesday said the city's plan to close the jail ...
A Lower East Side man likely died of untreated appendicitis hours after his release from Rikers, according to his family, who ...
The Independent Rikers Commission, a collective tasked with examining the city’s plan to close Rikers Island, has unveiled a ...
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 ...
Lefty Manhattan Councilwoman Gale Brewer is pushing the city to feed jailbirds “farm-to-table” meals, like ones served up at ...