Almost a decade ago, plans were made to shut down Rikers Island for good. Here's the deadline the city was given to shut its doors.

Days after Mayor Eric Adams took office, his hand-picked correction commissioner ousted the official overseeing thousands of ...

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has shared a window into his experience at the infamous Rikers Island prison in New York City. Weinstein, 73, was transferred to the New York ...

The former Hollywood producer was first accused of sexual misconduct by more than 80 women in October 2017 Harvey Weinstein opened up about life at Rikers Island, calling the notorious New York City ...

In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close by 2027, but the reality-denying City Council refuses to admit it. The first of the replacement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ron Adar/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ...

New York City is allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to return to its Rikers Island prison following recent demands placed on Mayor Eric Adams by the Trump administration. First Deputy ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. In the early 19th century, a freeborn Black New Yorker braved ...

A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in city custody in fewer than two months. Dashawn Jenkins, 27, succumbed after ...

Vidal Guzman is a campaigner and spokesperson living in New York City. He was first incarcerated on Rikers Island when he was ...

The New York jail complex uses video games as part of its strategy to reduce violence with programming for good behavior.

Harvey Weinstein is opening up about life at Rikers Island. In his first major sit-down since being transferred to the maximum-security prison in New York six years ago, the disgraced film producer, ...