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

A defendant making his first appearance in Kittitas County Superior Court this week erupted into a profanity-filled tirade ...

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

Public officials have it within their power to take necessary steps toward permanently closing the atrocious jails on Rikers.

Closing Rikers will provide a natural endpoint for the receivership and an opportunity for the city to take back control of ...

It’s been five years since sweeping changes to New York’s criminal justice laws took effect. The legislation, known ...

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 ...

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

This Chanukah Rikers Island was illuminated with 6 massive, 12 foot, light up menorahs; a joyful Chanukah event for 250 ...