New York City’s jail oversight board urged correction officers to regularly monitor housing areas at Rikers Island and not interfere with medical treatment for sick detainees in a new report on ...

A former New York City Department of Correction officer has pleaded guilty to smuggling drugs and other contraband into the Rikers Island jail complex in exchange for bribes, according to the U.S ...

The Rikers Island jail is slated to be closed in 2027, but the city has pushed back deadlines to do so.

Jasmin was not organized by the department.” The New York City Department of Corrections logo is pictured on the floor of a Rikers Island jail. (Todd Maisel/New York Daily News) Jasmin made $ ...

(The Center Square) – New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail is likely to be taken over by the federal government after a judge ruled the city in contempt of court for failing to deal with ...

Mayor Eric Adams told incoming border czar Tom Homan he wants to reopen the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office on Rikers Island — sparking ... thaw the troubled jail complex’s ...