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

Council Member Robert Holden (D-Queens) called for Mayor Adams to reopen the ICE office at Rikers Island and let local law ...

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

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

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

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

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

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

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

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 ...