The investigative minds at How to Survive explore the psychological resilience and survival tactics used by inmates on Rikers ...

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 ...

According to The Independent, Vicious initially told police that he was responsible for Spungen's death from a single stab ...

According to The Independent, Vicious initially told police that he was responsible for Spungen's death from a single stab ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors started deliberating Wednesday in Harvey Weinstein ’s rape retrial, weighing an unresolved piece of a ...

Born Again teases Matt Murdock's new costume, and the Man Without Fear will be swapping his classic comic book uniform for an ...

Debra Granik’s five-hour documentary shows a former drug dealer turned entrepreneur striving to beat a system that continues to punish those that have served time ...

One detainee was found dead with 66 pills in his cell. Another lay in distress for five minutes during an apparent overdose before staff administered Narcan. A third was left locked in his cell, ...

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.

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 ...