A former corrections officer from Westchester County who admitted to smuggling drugs into Rikers Island in exchange for ...

Brentwood resident Bruce Boyd, 54, had several self-inflicted stab wounds and was bleeding when police entered the house.

Ten New York prison guards were charged Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old inmate last month — ...

The death was the fifth since Feb. 19, when Ramel Powell died at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center. That total matches the jail death total for all of 2024.

The executive order, issued late Thursday night, will immediately allow immigration officials to reopen offices on the island ...

Federal immigration officials will have a permanent office on New York City's notorious Rikers Island prison under a ...

The New York City Department of Correction confirms Dashawn Jenkins, 27, died while in custody Monday night, just one day after his birthday. Officials say staff noticed he was visibly ill while ...

On March 22, 51-year-old Roy Savage died in Department of Correction custody at Bellevue Hospital while receiving ongoing medical care for an unspecified long-term illness. He was the third ...