Medical records reveal correction officers blocked medical personnel from accessing her cell six times before her death.

The New York City Board of Correction urged correction officers not to interfere with detainees’ medical care as the city’s ...

There is no excuse and no rationalization for a vulgar, inhumane act that senselessly took a life,” said state corrections ...

Adams appointed Vijah Ramjattan, a mental health expert and faith leader, to replace Naveed Hassan, who was fired April 18 – ...

City correction officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from administering care to a severely ill woman held at Rikers ...

City correction officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from providing care to Charizma Jones, a severely ill woman held at Rikers Island in New York, weeks before she fell into a coma and died of ...

A retiring Rikers Island captain named a pair of sexual misconduct lawsuits got a celebratory goodbye from his colleagues, video obtained by the Daily News shows. Capt. Edwich Jasmin, a 37-year ...

The founder of a nonprofit that provides professional attire for members of marginalized communities and the chief retail ...

Mayor Eric Adams told incoming border czar Tom Homan he wants to reopen the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Rikers Island — sparking swift outrage from immigration advocates and ...

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was arrested following the harrowing incident on Sunday morning on a stopped F train at Brooklyn’s ...

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