Violence on Rikers Island remains pervasive as the city waits for a federal judge to appoint a receiver to take over the ...

The family of a 20-year-old man who died of appendicitis in Rikers Island custody last year is suing the city and the ...

The report lands at what the monitor describes as a “critical and uncertain” moment for the jail and Department of Correction ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani late Monday renewed a long-running state of emergency on Rikers Island, signing an executive order he acknowledged would prolong a controversial legal workaround used by his ...

On Tuesday, Mamdani signed an emergency executive order directing jail officials to figure out how to follow several city ...

'This idea began years ago when I first reached out to DOC about establishing a space where incarcerated men could access proper business attire. This boutique is more than a project; it’s a legacy,' ...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an order to end solitary confinement on Rikers Island, mandating a plan for compliance with ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget unveiled on Jan. 20, excluded rollbacks against the state’s Raise the Age law.

When a federal judge announced last May that she would appoint an independent “remediation manager” to impose long-delayed ...

Policies impacting the cost of living — like child care, health coverage and taxes — are expected to dominate the six-month legislative session, which kicks off today.

John Forté, a Grammy-nominated musician who saw a 14-year federal prison sentence commuted halfway through by President ...