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.

Last week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on an impossible promise. In October 2019, the City Council passed a law that banned the use of any part of Rikers Island to house incarcerated persons ...

A new unit for prisoners with serious medical needs is opening at Bellevue Hospital, in a step closer toward closing Rikers Island, Mayor Mamdani announced Tuesday. The long-delayed opening of the 104 ...

Two men who had been held on Rikers Island died in the past week, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would “pursue every avenue” to shut the troubled facility as soon as possible. By Hurubie Meko Two ...

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

Zohran Mamdani speaking at Queens College in Flushing, New York on April 10. Last week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on an impossible promise. In October 2019, the City Council passed a law that ...