NEW YORK (WABC) -- Rikers Island is on lockdown after correction officers reported a missing inmate. Sources tell Eyewitness News that the inmate jumped a fence at the Anna M. Kross Center jail, ...

An inmate was found dead in his cell at the George R. Vierno Center at Rikers Island early Saturday morning, according to the NYC Department of Correction (DOC). According to the DOC, on Saturday, Aug ...

An investigation is underway following the death of Aramis Furse, a 32-year-old inmate at Rikers Island, who died on Sunday after being found looking unwell. Furse, who was held at the Otis Bantum ...

Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of an inmate at New York City’s Rikers Island, a facility long plagued by crisis, mismanagement, and violence. The death is the latest ...

After a mentally ill Bradley Ballard made a lewd gesture to a female guard at the Rikers Island jail, he was locked in his cell alone for seven increasingly agitated days in which he was denied some ...

Mayor de Blasio at Rikers Island (photo: Mayor's Office) The New York City Council passed eight bills last week in an effort to mandate greater transparency into and oversight of the Department of ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system. The city is ...

Full control -- independent of City Hall -- leaves no room for interference by politicians or the corrections union, writes The Post Editorial Board. AP A new watchdog report on Rikers Island details ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city’s criminal justice system. The city is ...

Sixteen-year-old Bailey, who goes by Oli, is a sweet, insightful teenager with a love for drawing, writing and caring for others. New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save ...