New York City's plan to close Rikers Island faces delays and political opposition, while Mayor Mamdani has taken steps to ...

For New York City’s mayor, the hard part isn’t deciding whether or not to shut down Rikers, but figuring out how to do it safely and in a timely way.

As a federal judge considers taking Rikers Island out of the city’s control and handing it to a court-appointed receiver, the Brooklyn Eagle is looking back at the history of the city’s troubled jail ...

On a normal Wednesday morning, a correction officer at Rikers Island was making his routine rounds when he felt what he later described as “sandpaper” scrape across his face. It was not sandpaper but ...

A federal judge chose an ex-CIA officer and Vermont corrections commissioner to lead operations at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex – wresting control away from city government. Nicholas Deml, ...

Nick Deml, former Vermont corrections commissioner, was appointed to take over Rikers Island jail in New York City, pictured on June 20, 2014. His appointment is the latest in a decade-long effort to ...

A man held in a city jail on a burglary charge died under as yet undisclosed circumstances early Friday, the 13th jail-related death in 2025, officials said. Edwin Ramos, 50, was found in medical ...

An inmate at Rikers Island died early Sunday morning after being found unwell in his cell marking the 14th death at the jail complex this year, New York City Department of Correction officials said.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, made a significant announcement on Monday when he declared his office’s intent to file for contempt and seek a court-appointed ...

The Rikers Island jail complex, a notorious and decrepit institution sitting on 413 acres in the East River, was slated for closure well before New York City became the country’s epicenter of the ...