Investigations into alleged abuses by Rikers Island officers will no longer be handled by the Department of Correction, ...

A federal judge sentenced the leader of a violent Bed‑Stuy–based gang to 60 years in prison on Thursday. Moeleek Harrell, also known as “Moe Money,” was one of 53 defendants convicted of crimes ...

New York City’s new correction commissioner is the first formerly incarcerated person to oversee the city’s jails ...

Bully Gang leader Moeleek Harrell is headed away for a long time after a Brooklyn federal judge sentenced him on Thursday, ...

A 16-year-old, believed to be one of many accomplices of the man who allegedly fatally shot Jaden Pierre, 15, at a playground ...

Rhode Island's Department of Corrections Director Wayne Salisbury is resigning after a tenure marked by conflict with the correctional officers' union.

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

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 ...

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.

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, ...

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