As New York City’s troubled jail complex tries to improve its food, the people who cook there see a higher mission.

The Department of Correction took heat from an oversight board for quietly creating a new Rikers high-security unit that may ...

If a federal judge follows through with her threat to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, she should make sure ...

Federal judge will hear arguments on potential takeover of New York City’s troubled jail system A federal judge has agreed to begin a process that could wrest control of New York City's troubled ...

A new book takes readers inside Rikers Island It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City’s most notorious lockup — situated ...

Weinstein was quick to call out Rikers Island, where he is in custody, saying he wasn't sure he would live until the spring while inside the "hell hole" jail complex, which sits near LaGuardia Airport ...

The Department of Corrections is planning to open similar centers at other facilities on Rikers, according to a news release. “Having these resources available to them on-island will better ...

Having long fought against the appointment of an independent monitor to reform Rikers Island, the Adams administration has presented a plan for a different entity to take charge of the troubled jails ...

Weinstein was quick to call out Rikers Island, where he is in custody, saying he wasn't sure he would live until the spring while inside the "hell hole" jail complex, which sits near LaGuardia ...