A federal judge in New York has taken the extraordinary step of seizing control of the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail ...

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy spoke with Marcia Kramer on this week's episode ...

The 77-page order by a Manhattan federal judge effectively appoints a federal receiver to correct dangerous conditions in ...

New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, after a ...

Indictments for healthcare fraud have been brought against one current and two former Rikers Island officers, who allegedly faked injuries to claim nearly $1 million in workers' comp.

The vast majority of people detained at Rikers are waiting for their day in court and have not been convicted of any crime.

Calling the conditions at Rikers Island “dangerous and unsafe,” federal Judge Laura Swain finally cleared the way for an ...

Rikers Island is a century-old jail complex on an island sandwiched between the Bronx and Queens in New York City. It’s home ...

A federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to her, taking control of the ...

Re “City Hall considers abandoning plan to replace Rikers with borough jails” (May 3): Mayor Adams’ purported attempt to ...

A federal judge on Tuesday said she is taking control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail complex away from city ...

Nir Meir is back on Rikers Island and looking for a new lawyer. Meir, a former top executive of New York City real estate development firm HFZ Capital Group, was ordered back to jail on May 16 by ...