Missed medical appointments, alleged sexual harassment and abuse, dirty cells and frequent violence – detainees on Rikers ...
Rikers Island inmates assaulted two correction officers ... hanged himself in 2015. His death sparked a wave of reform efforts that led to the city’s decision to stop using solitary for juvenile ...
The 72-year-old former Hollywood powerhouse was transferred on Friday from Mohawk Correctional Facility, about 42 miles from ...
NEW YORK-- New York City has agreed to pay $28 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Rikers Island inmate who suffered severe brain damage after he attempted to hang himself while ...
A Rikers Island inmate has been indicted on charges of second-degree Assault and other offenses after allegedly attacking a ...
New York City has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of a suspect being held on Rikers Island that exposed serious breakdowns by both correction and medical staff ...
Three former correction officers, one program counselor, a contractor, and an inmate are facing federal charges, according to court documents. Former Rikers Island correction officer Carlos Rivera ...
Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized Saturday for a battery of tests after returning to Rikers Island jail ahead of a court ...
Five former Rikers Island employees and one inmate are now facing federal charges for their involvement in corruption at the jail. According to criminal complaints unsealed in Manhattan federal ...
These days, as an inmate at Rikers Island — New York City’s largest and most notorious jail — Padilla, 45, has drawn even closer to Judaism. Since being imprisoned at the 413-acre East River ...