Five inmates have died at the Rikers Island jail complex in the last six weeks, officials say. At least 38 people have died since New York City Mayor Eric Adams assumed office in 2022. The New York ...

A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in city custody in fewer than two months. Dashawn Jenkins, 27, succumbed ...

With jail house violence on the rise, city correction officials are moving forward with a plan to separate the boys from the men at Rikers Island. More than 1,000 inmates ages 18 to 21 will be ...

A Correction Department officer was fired Monday after a Rikers Island inmate died of a suspected overdose. Inmate Elijah Muhammad was found unresponsive inside the island’s George R.