City Councilman Robert Holden wants federal immigration agents at the massive jail complex — and questioned the mayor’s ...

A Correction captain on Rikers Island who cost the city $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim has been named in yet ...

A judge may order a federal takeover of Rikers Island due to persistent violence and unmet reform requirements.

A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...

A distinguished New York City civil rights lawyer. A nationally recognized jail reformer who headed lockups in two different ...

A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...

Mayor Eric Adams opposes receivership for the city's jails but has pledged to shut down Rikers Island by 2027, despite ...

A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...

The judge found that conditions have only continued to worsen at the jail complex, setting up a potential federal takeover.

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers filed a legal claim alleging that he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic ...

Awaiting a new New York trial next year on additional sex crimes charges, Harvey Weinstein seems to be wishing he was ...

A frustrated city lawmaker on Wednesday called to reopen a long-shuttered federal immigration outpost at Rikers Island, while ...