Five inmates have died at the Rikers Island jail complex in the last six weeks, officials say. At least 38 people have died ...
A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in ...
A newly-released report from the Independent Rikers Commission—commonly known as the Lippman Commission—lays out an urgent ...
Mayor Adams' office slammed Brooklyn lawmaker Lincoln Restler as a "hypocrite" for championing the closure of the Rikers ...
Ramel Powell, 38, and Sonia Reyes, 55, both died on Rikers Island earlier this year. Terrence Moore, 55, died in Department ...
The young detainee who appears to have died of a ruptured appendix and infection began showing serious medical issues in the ...
In the early 1800s, Richard Riker, a descendant of the family who owned Rikers Island, participated in a kidnapping ring for ...
Rikers Island will not shutter by the legally mandated deadline in 2027, according to a report released last week by the ...
But this is not the case anymore. In fact, the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey announced in late 2024 that LaGuardia ...