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 ...

Four Rikers Island inmates were indicted Wednesday for a vicious attack on another prisoner over a “petty gang-related beef,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced Wednesday.

The death of Curtis Davis by suicide in a Rikers Island jail cell in July 2023 prompted a quick flurry of inquiries and recommendations, including calls for bolstered suicide prevention training ...

Curtis Davis was incarcerated at the jail for 54 days and lawyers say while he was there, Davis asked for mental health help several times — saying he heard voices in his head and expressed ...

Rikers Islands’ security chief was sacked ... Slashings and stabbings on the prison island have been sporadic, with downward trends following sharp spikes since 2023, according to the figures.

New York City jail officials are now tracking the number of days that individual mentally ill detainees are locked in their cells and providing daily internal updates in each of the seven lockups ...

A correction officer was allegedly slashed in the head by a gangbanger during a fight inside troubled Rikers Island on Wednesday — leading the officer’s union to call for the firing of the ...

The goal is to decrease the jail population before Rikers Island's legally mandated closure in August 2027. The plan would prioritize the early disclosure of key evidence in cases to reduce the ...

The move comes as a court case seeks to wrest control of Rikers Island from the city and install a court-appointed third party to run the troubled jail complex. At least 19 detainees died in city ...

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the closure of Rikers Island by 2027. The city was also tasked with lowering the amount of people held in the jail from more than 5,000 to less ...