The female Department of Correction officer slugged by a man held on Rikers Island for also sucker-punching ... as the future of New York City’s jail system is being hashed out in the wood ...

The Department of Correction came under fire Tuesday from a city oversight board for quietly creating a new high-security unit on Rikers Island that may violate a law limiting the use of solitary ...

It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City ... await being shipped to a federal prison for long stretches, or are short-timers ...

A man held on Rikers Island sucker-punched a female correction ... must face consecutive sentences for their crimes committed in jail,” said union head Benny Boscio. “We demand justice for ...

Weinstein was quick to call out Rikers Island, where he is in custody, saying he wasn't sure he would live until the spring while inside the "hell hole" jail complex, which sits near LaGuardia ...

Back in early May, Democratic mayor of New York City, Eric Adams made it clear that if this verdict was borne out, the ...

New York’s Department of Corrections has opened a wellness center for guards on Rikers ... jail and the meditation room helps to calm him both after his two-hour commute from Long Island ...

That could see a court-appointed outside authority take charge of Rikers Island by early next… Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail Former Trump ...

This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. Former HFZ Capital exec Nir Meir was denied a significant bail reduction and will remain in Rikers Island jail unless he can pay $5 million cash or $7.5 ...

Adams expressed doubt that Rikers Island could close by the 2027 deadline set during Mayor Bill de Blasio’s tenure, because, Adams said, the jail was full of violent criminals who couldn ... jumping ...

Harvey Weinstein urged a New York judge on Wednesday to move up his April sexual assault retrial amid continued health issues and "medieval" conditions at New York City's Rikers Island.