Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

Sundance Oliver, 30, a Brooklyn gangbanger locked up on murder charges for allegedly killing two people and wounding a third, has been just as violent at Rikers Island — attacking 48 officers ...

The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...

It’s the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, following the death last week of 20-year-old Ariel Quidone, and ...

A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

A New York City correction officer was sentenced to two years’ probation and 250 hours of community service after failing to ...

An inmate at Rikers Island is indicted for assaulting a correction officer, leading to serious injuries. Robert Ray allegedly ...

Ramel Powell, 38 - who was being held since July of 2023 in connection to a Manhattan attack from May of that year - died around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday inside the Otis Bantum Correctional Facility ...

A Rikers Island inmate charged with murdering an elderly Upper West Side woman in 2023 died Monday inside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse after he suffered a seizure in a holding cell ...

At its peak, Rikers held more than 20,000 inmates ... Here are a few famous people who have spent time behind bars at Rikers Island: Lillo Brancato Jr. The actor best known for his role in ...

Sex pest Harvey Weinstein moved back into Rikers Island Friday afternoon ... in a special cell unit at Rikers’ West Facility for inmates with medical issues, his spokesperson confirmed to ...