An inmate at Rikers Island died early Sunday morning after being found unwell in his cell marking the 14th death at the jail ...

A 32-year-old Rikers Island inmate died behind bars early Sunday — the 14th in-custody death at the Big Apple jail complex ...

RIKERS ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Another death on Rikers Island on Sunday has sparked outrage among prison reform advocates. The ...

Aramis Furse died after a city correction officer noticed he “appeared unwell” in his cell in the jail’s Otis Bantum ...

Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of an inmate at Rikers Island, jail officials said. Officers found inmate Ardit Billa unresponsive in his cell at around 12:25 a.m. on ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city’s criminal justice system. The city is ...

Lawmakers and city leaders say what is happening inside the walls of Rikers Island is a full-blown crisis, and that the governor needs to act in order to help get it under control. The list of issues ...

(CNN) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday if elected mayor he would cancel the closure of Rikers Island – New York City’s infamous jail complex – in favor of a plan to demolish and ...

A federal judge recently threatened to send in a receiver to take over the notorious prison, which could soon home the man ...

Andrew Cuomo said during Crain's mayoral forum Wednesday morning that he wants to rebuild — not close, as is planned — the dysfunctional Rikers Island jail complex. During his prepared opening remarks ...

A Rikers Island correctional officer will be fired after being found guilty this week of sexually abusing a woman in his Queens home – a decision that comes years after he was first accused by ...