New York City has agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million to settle lawsuits brought by the families of two men who died of ...

Powers’ first visit to Rikers Island came shortly after her election in 2021, when the jails were in an acute state of crisis ...

For decades, the unfixable Rikers Island has hurt New Yorkers — those inside the massive complex’s walls and all of us beyond ...

The city blew past a legal deadline Friday to release a detailed plan for closing Rikers Island, leaving its long-delayed ...

The New York jail complex uses video games as part of its strategy to reduce violence with programming for good behavior.

As New York City barrels toward a legally mandated shutdown of Rikers Island after years of delays and fierce opposition, the ...

Rikers Island, New York City's most notorious jail complex, sits in the water between the Bronx and Queens. When I visited the complex in April 2025, I expected it to be hard to reach — and I wasn't ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A court-appointed monitor is urging a judge to begin contempt proceedings against New York City over conditions at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, setting the stage for a ...

Harvey Weinstein said his life has been "hell" while serving time in prison. The disgraced film producer shared a rare update with The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published March 10 where he ...