Full control -- independent of City Hall -- leaves no room for interference by politicians or the corrections union, writes The Post Editorial Board. AP A new watchdog report on Rikers Island details ...

Rikers Island must be shut down by 2027, according to a city law enacted during the de Blasio Adminstration in 2019. However, those running this November to be the next NYC mayor aren't so sure that ...

It’s official. After years of court battles, debate, and continued concerns about violence and excessive force plaguing the troubled jails system, a federal judge stripped New York City of its control ...

Rikers Island is a humanitarian crisis, especially for those with severe mental illness. Instead of offering care, the jail isolates, neglects, and dehumanizes people who need treatment — not ...

New York's Q100 bus takes just five minutes to carry visitors and corrections officers across a bridge to one of the nation's most infamous jail complexes. When they arrive, Rikers Island can feel ...

The City Council this week unanimously passed a bill that would require the Department of Correction to be more transparent about its use of a work release program meant to reduce the number of people ...

“On Wednesday night, a man held at Rikers Island died—the fifth death in city custody in the last two weeks, and the 12th this year alone. These are not isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a ...