Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed city agencies to make plans to comply with rules governing health and safety at the facilities, ...

Emel McDowell was in a New York City jail when a guard yelled out his name. A single envelope slid through the metal bars into his cell. He stared at the return address in disbelief.

Although many of them had criminal records, most people who died in custody had not been convicted of the crime they were in ...

For McDowell, then 18, the letter felt like proof that the truth would eventually come out. He handed it to his ...

The Correction Conundrum An astounding 48 people died while in the custody of the city’s Department of Correction during the ...

A look at the new mayor’s first wave of executive orders and appointees, his moving plans, and his misuse of a subway floor.

New York City is crazy. But I guess it would be unreasonable to put over 8 million people in one place and expect things to ...

It’s a new day in New York City, with a new year and new mayor. There’s a lot to cover, from housing to public safety. Here ...

It was standing room only at the “Annual Unity in Action Holiday Celebration and Award Ceremony,” on Sunday, December 21st, ...

Mayor Adams had fought the limits on solitary passed by the council. He vetoed the bill, then challenged the law itself in ...

A men's boutique, "Dressed for the Part," has been launched at Rikers Island prison that will help prisoners with business ...

We will work closely with the federal monitor and the parties to put the City back on track to end solitary confinement as ...