A Rikers Island inmate has been indicted on multiple charges, including arson and assault, after allegedly starting a fire in ...

A woman held on Rikers Island claims in a shocking 33-page handwritten complaint that she was repeatedly raped with sex toys ...

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

Cuba has started releasing some prisoners as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden’s administration ...

Joan Little during an interview at Rikers Island prison in New York city on December 21, 1977 goes through the motions to ...

DA Larry Krasner is reviewing the murder conviction of Michael Gaynor, who witnesses said wasn’t in the tiny Philly corner ...

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

Prior to her passing, Ringgold issued a statement about her painting: “The women wanted to be free, they wanted to be out of ...

Pet cats and dogs visited Rikers Island once a month to assist with counseling for teenage boys awaiting trial in the 1990s, according to a Daily News story at the time. Now, Murli hopes to install a ...

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

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

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