City Councilman Robert Holden wants federal immigration agents at the massive jail complex — and questioned the mayor’s ...

Councilman Robert Holden (D-Queens) just issued Mayor Adams a challenge: Walk the walk on protecting New Yorkers from ...

A Correction captain on Rikers Island who cost the city $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim has been named in yet ...

A distinguished New York City civil rights lawyer. A nationally recognized jail reformer who headed lockups in two different ...

New York City was found in contempt Wednesday over “grave” conditions at Rikers Island — as a judge said she was “inclined” to order a federal takeover of the ...

A judge may order a federal takeover of Rikers Island due to persistent violence and unmet reform requirements.

A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...

The judge found that conditions have only continued to worsen at the jail complex, setting up a potential federal takeover.

A federal judge said that she was leaning toward taking the extreme measure of stripping the city of its control of Rikers ...

A frustrated city lawmaker on Wednesday called to reopen a long-shuttered federal immigration outpost at Rikers Island, while ...