The court-appointed remediation manager responsible for addressing the deeply rooted dysfunction and violence on Rikers Island is expected to cost taxpayers nearly $10 million for his first full year ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is hiring someone to oversee the closure of New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail. On Friday, the ...

The veteran film producer Harvey Weinstein recently provided a detailed account of his current life behind bars during an ...

Harvey Weinstein has been behind bars at the New York maximum-security prison Rikers Island since 2020 ...

A library at the women’s jail on Rikers Island reopened this week after the resource had been shut down for nearly a year as ...

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein moaned about his miserable life at Rikers Island in a new jailhouse interview — claiming that he was pummeled in the face by a fellow inmate and is ...

Judge rules prior settlement does not bar claims in new lawsuit alleging separate assault at Rikers BROOKLYN, NY – A federal judge has denied the City of New York’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed ...

Movie producer Harvey Weinstein claimed in a recent interview that actress Gwyneth Paltrow owes her career to him as part of ...

Chained knives, locked spoons and 7 million meals: an inside look at Rikers' kitchen and why the closure timeline matters.

The former Hollywood producer was first accused of sexual misconduct by more than 80 women in October 2017 ...

I visited Rikers jail kitchen, where knives are chained, and cooks work alongside detainees to feed nearly 7,000 detainees 7 ...

Rodney Reid recounts his experience in Rikers Island, describing the brutal conditions he endured during years spent in ...