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

District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced charges against 15 alleged members of two Coney Island gang subsets tied to 16 shootings.

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 ...

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

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.

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 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 ...

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

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

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, ...

Nonprofit landlords are subject to the same rules and orders as those from the private sector, which one executive learned the hard way last week. Malcolm Punter, who leads Harlem Congregations for ...