A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in ...

New York's Rikers Island isn't ... some remarkably so. The prisoners spoke of sleeping better, feeling less angry and being better in touch with their emotions. One inmate, who's serving a life ...

Five inmates have died at the Rikers Island jail complex in the last six weeks, officials say. At least 38 people have died ...

The New York City Department of Correction confirms Dashawn Jenkins, 27, died while in custody Monday night, just one day after his birthday. Officials say staff noticed he was visibly ill while ...

New York City will not meet its legally mandated goal of closing Rikers Island by 2027 and replacing it with smaller jails in four boroughs, according to the independent commission responsible for ...

By Hurubie Meko and Jan Ransom In the first three months of the year, five people have died at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York or shortly after being released from city custody ...

Federal immigration officials will have a permanent office on New York City's notorious Rikers Island prison under a directive from the Adams administration, which says the ...