A woman held on Rikers Island claims in a shocking 33-page handwritten complaint that she was repeatedly raped with sex toys ...
A Rikers Island inmate has been indicted on multiple charges, including arson and assault, after allegedly starting a fire in ...
Part two of the Eagle’s deep dive into the history of Rikers and how it may impact the troubled jail complex’s future.
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 Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) announced on Thursday that no criminal charges will be ...
A Mount Vernon resident and former corrections officer at Rikers Island has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to smuggle ...
For nearly a decade, a federal judge has been pushing to end abuse and violence in the jails on Rikers Island. With chronic staffing shortages, rampant violence and 32 deaths in custody during just ...
Lo” Smith was an inmate at Rikers Island, known for keeping out of trouble. However, in February 1990, he was discovered dead ...
As a federal judge considers taking Rikers Island out of the city’s control and handing it to a court-appointed receiver, the ...
Joan Little during an interview at Rikers Island prison in New York city on December 21, 1977 goes through the motions to ...