It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City’s most notorious ...

Federal judge will hear arguments on potential takeover of New York City’s troubled jail system A federal judge has agreed to begin a process that could wrest control of New York City's troubled ...

The recent death of Charizma Jones at Rikers Island has intensified scrutiny of New York‘s troubled jail system, laying bare deep-rooted issues in prisoner health care and oversight. Jones ...

Part two of the Eagle’s deep dive into the history of Rikers and how it may impact the troubled jail complex’s future.

For nearly a decade, a federal judge has been pushing to end abuse and violence in the jails on Rikers Island. With chronic staffing shortages, rampant violence and 32 deaths in custody during just ...

Since then, despite regular monitoring and a suite of recommendations, violence inside Rikers has gotten ... disturbing statistics plaguing the Rikers Island jails is the number of deaths ...