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

The new documentary "Paint Me a Road Out of Here" details the history of a painting by Faith Ringgold, created for the Rikers ...

Former HFZ Capital exec Nir Meir was denied a significant bail reduction and will remain in Rikers Island jail unless he can ...

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

Al Booker, 41, has managed to rack up more than 40 arrests — mostly for burglary and criminal mischief — in a Manhattan crime spree that dates back to 2018, the NYPD confirmed.

In 1971, the artist Faith Ringgold received a grant to make a painting for a public institution in New York City. She decided ...

City lawyers argued the current jail commissioner was best suited for the job. The notion was met with no small amount of ...

With every contract City Hall signs for new jails to replace Rikers, the completion date gets further and further away.

Michael Conley, a suspect in a violent December home invasion, is escorted by NYPD officers into the 120th Precinct in St.

For his service to people on Rikers Island, Officer J. Martin of the city Department of Correction was recognized for Martin ...

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

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) recently opened a new wellness center at Rikers Island for staff that features a gym.