Barrientos pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, which carries a maximum sentence of ...

Former Rikers Island officer Ghislaine Barrientos pleads guilty to bribery and smuggling narcotics into the jail.

The New York City Board of Correction urged correction officers not to interfere with detainees’ medical care as the city’s ...

Joan Little and her lawyer, Willam Kunstler answer questions at a news conference at the Women's Detention jail on Rikers ...

A Mount Vernon resident and former corrections officer at Rikers Island has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to smuggle ...

Part two of the Eagle’s deep dive into the history of Rikers and how it may impact the troubled jail complex’s future.

The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) announced on Thursday that no criminal charges will be ...

A New York City Board of Corrections report found that Rikers Island detention officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from ...

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As a federal judge considers taking Rikers Island out of the city’s control and handing it to a court-appointed receiver, the ...