Kyron Randall, 33, accused of beating his roommate to death in a Bronx drug treatment center, died after being taken to ...

N EW YORK CITY (PIX11) – A man died after guards found him looking unwell in his Rikers Island cell, in New York, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections.

It’s official. After years of court battles, debate, and continued concerns about violence and excessive force plaguing the troubled jails system, a federal judge stripped New York City of its control ...

Inmate Kelvin Williams received a five-year sentence for sexually abusing a transgender inmate and for separate incidents ...

Kyron Randall, 33, is the 15th person to die this year either at Rikers or while in medical care shortly after being released from custody.

Aramis Furse has become the 14th person to die in or immediately after he was found “unwell” in his Rikers Island cell.

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 ...

An inmate at Rikers Island died early Sunday morning after being found unwell in his cell marking the 14th death at the jail complex this year, New York City Department of Correction officials said.

A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run by an official who reports directly to the court. In a 77-page ruling, Judge ...

NEW YORK -- The city corrections commissioner on Tuesday detailed proposed reforms to the problem-plagued Rikers Island jail complex that include changes to the housing of teenage and young adult ...

New York City jails have a long history of abuse and negligence toward the incarcerated population. Rikers was heavily criticized in the 1970s and ’80s for overpopulation, dangerous conditions and ...