stopping traffic as he heads to the gate leading to the bridge off Rikers Island. Jasmin worked in the Transportation Division on Rikers. At least one civilian car leaving the island is pulled to ...

It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City’s most notorious lockup — situated like a 19th-century penal colony in the middle ...

Harvey Weinstein begged to go on trial earlier than planned, saying he isn't sure he will survive long enough in the "hell ...

As New York City’s troubled jail complex tries to improve its food, the people who cook there see a higher mission.

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

That could see a court-appointed outside authority take charge of Rikers Island by early next… Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail Former Trump ...

Rikers Island is home to some of the most notorious and violent jails in the world. It is located in the East River in New York City. The majority of its detainees have not yet been convicted of a ...