The head of the city’s Department of Correction had little to say when asked about allegations that officers regularly lock ...

“These barriers to care have led to extreme conditions, including uncontrollable screaming and individuals smearing their ...

The family of Charizma Jones, a 23-year-old woman who died after allegedly being denied medical care on Rikers Island, plans to sue the city for $50 million.

The Manhattan man accused of starving his 4-year-old son to death has been attacked by other inmates at Rikers Island since the case went public, according to his ...

“Patient presented as paranoid and possibly internally preoccupied — worried peers in cells across the room ... logo on the floor of a Rikers Island jail. (Todd Maisel/New York Daily News ...

The New York City Dept. of Design and Construction picked Tutor Perini as apparent selected proposer for the Manhattan Jail ...

Curtis Davis was incarcerated at the jail for 54 days and lawyers say while he was there, Davis asked for mental health help ...

An alleged sex creep locked up on Rikers ... their cells for extended periods without access to medication and treatment. “The reports of people with severe mental illness at Rikers Island ...

Councilmember Sandy Nurse said she was assaulted by a person in custody during a visit to Rikers Island ... where jail staff reportedly lock mentally-ill inmates in their cells for days or weeks ...

“These barriers to care have led to extreme conditions, including uncontrollable screaming and individuals smearing their cells with ... Vierno Center, a jail at Rikers Island.

“These barriers to care have led to extreme conditions, including uncontrollable screaming and individuals smearing their cells with ... Vierno Center, a jail on Rikers Island.