The City Council wants to make it easier for thousands of Rikers Island inmates to vote by forcing jail officials to help them fix errors on their ballots — but the Department of Corrections said the ...

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

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday announced the opening of a new, quarter billion dollar hospital unit for city inmates — complete with a basketball hoop, library and other “therapeutic settings.” The ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday a new therapeutic facility that will be used to treat the mental health of inmates from Rikers Island. The move marks the mayor’s first step ...

Mayor de Blasio at Rikers Island (photo: Mayor's Office) The New York City Council passed eight bills last week in an effort to mandate greater transparency into and oversight of the Department of ...