The city is required by law to close the entire Rikers Island jail complex by August 2027.

The transfer of former jail property moves New York closer to ending incarceration on Rikers Island.

Rikers Island for the most part makes headlines for violence and disorder, so much so that City has moved to close the notorious jail complex. But on Tuesday, there was a palpable ...

This move ensures the facilities stay permanently shuttered and marks a key step toward closing Rikers Island.

Before the jail complex becomes completely nonexistent, check out some of the times rappers mentioned the facility in the ...

Federal immigration officials had been barred from the New York City jail complex. The mayor says they can return, but only to work on criminal cases. By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Chelsia Rose Marcius ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is bragging that efforts to shut down the Rikers Island jail complex just reached another “milestone.” ...

A Rikers Island correction captain has been arrested for forcing her subordinates to pay her, buy her gifts and drive her to ...

For nearly a decade, a federal judge has been pushing to end abuse and violence in the jails on Rikers Island. With chronic staffing shortages, rampant violence and 32 deaths in custody during just ...

A public defender lawyer arrested on Rikers Island and turned into the poster child for drug smuggling is suing the correction officers union and its president — after the supposedly ...

Inside New York’s notorious jail complex, nearly 2,000 incarcerated people watched Game 1 together, arguing calls, roasting celebrity fans and sharing in a rare citywide moment ...

The New York City Department of Correction confirms Dashawn Jenkins, 27, died while in custody Monday night, just one day after his birthday. Officials say staff noticed he was visibly ill while ...