STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A jury of 12 human beings can be a fickle thing. A mistrial was declared Friday in the murder case of Ayomide Shodiya, who was charged in 2020 with the stabbing death of his ...

Defense attorney Michael Cirigliano, who paced the length of the jury box through most of his summations, pointed to the ...

Defense attorneys are meant to stay impartial and make sure every client gets a fair trial, no matter what they’ve been ...

A New York judge declared a mistrial Friday in Harvey Weinstein ’s rape case from the #MeToo-era that has gone to trial three ...

Rikers Island, one of the most notable jails in the United States, has been slated to close for almost a decade. But with a closure deadline rapidly approaching, many have said that the city hasn't ...

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 ...

In 2017, it was announced that New York City's most infamous prison, would be shutting its doors. Now, almost a decade later, it's not clear whether they city will meet the mandated deadline for ...

Donny Ruben Ubiera’s estate received $2.4 million and Jose Mejia Martinez’s estate received $2.7 million in settlement money.

It was something city officials were celebrating. A "topping out" ceremony for the city's new Brooklyn jail — the first of four new jails set to replace Rikers Island. The last beam was put in place, ...

As New York City’s first ever “close Rikers czar,” it’s Dana Kaplan’s job to get the notorious jails complex shut down ASAP. That’s a tall task under the best circumstances. And at this point it’s a ...

A federal judge has selected Nicholas Deml, the former head of Vermont’s prison system, to take control of Rikers Island. Deml, who is also a former C.I.A. officer, has been named the new “Nunez ...