A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

It’s the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, following the death last week of 20-year-old Ariel Quidone, and ...

The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to New ...

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...

Rikers Island will not shutter by the legally mandated deadline in 2027, according to a report released yesterday by the ...

An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds the capacity of ...

An independent group looking into the dismantling of Rikers Island on Wednesday said the city's plan to close the jail ...

The cause of death was not immediately clear. Four other people have died this year in city jails or just after being ...

New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated to take place by ...

A woman held on Rikers Island died by possible suicide early Thursday, according to correction officials and sources. The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says one of the new jails being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with mental health issues.