A woman held on Rikers Island claims in a shocking 33-page handwritten complaint that she was repeatedly raped with sex toys by another female detainee late last month, a copy obtained by the Daily ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— A military man who was arrested during a car stop last spring on a felony weapons charge has been ...

After deaths, stabbings and lawsuits, the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center hopes that a major renovation can save the ...

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 ...

A source said Weinstein is happy for his ex and stated, “Brody is a good guy and she deserves that after what she went ...

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 ...