The rash of deaths on Rikers Island continued on Wednesday, when a man died after experiencing an apparent medical crisis in ...

The man may have experienced some kind of seizure just before 8 p.m. Wednesday in the George R. Vierno Center on Rikers ...

Jimmy Avila, 34 – arrested in connection to the Wednesday murder of 37-year-old Ryan Hines inside a Mount Eden apartment ...

The death of the 29-year-old, who was found in his cell after midnight, is the latest of several at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York.

Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of a man incarcerated at New York City’s troubled Rikers Island, jail officials said.

Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of an inmate at New York City’s Rikers Island, a facility ...

The crisis within New York City’s troubled jail system has taken another devastating turn, as officials confirmed the deaths ...

Nurse is sponsoring a bill to establish an office within the mayor's office that would coordinate Rikers' closure and the transition to the four borough-based jails. She said the proposal comes from ...

The disgruntled Bronx tenant accused of fatally shooting the superintendent of his building and injuring two people appears to have died while being held at Rikers Island Saturday afternoon, the Daily ...

Mayor Eric Adams this week expanded a successful jobs program for formerly incarcerated New Yorkers – but the expansion comes as lawmakers and advocates question the mayor’s commitment to funding ...

Another man held on Rikers Island has died in custody, officials said Thursday — the third detainee death in the city jails in 12 days and the 12th jail-linked death so far this year. The man may have ...