A federal court could soon take control of New York’s most notorious prison, which has housed the likes of Tupac ... live and work in the jails on Rikers Island are faced with grave and ...

A TikTok creator called out Jada Pinkett Smith after the actress claimed slain rapper Tupac Shakur proposed to her while imprisoned at Rikers Island. Chris Rock Wants Jada Pinkett-Smith to 'Keep ...

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

A man held on Rikers Island sucker-punched a female correction officer in the head from behind without warning Saturday, ...

A man suspected of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur has failed to appear in court for a hearing on whether his defense team is ...

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 like a 19th-century penal colony in the middle ...

The Department of Correction came under fire Tuesday from a city oversight board for quietly creating a new high-security unit on Rikers Island that may violate a law limiting the use of solitary ...

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 ...

For New Yorkers seeking an end to generations of violence, dysfunction and racially disparate incarceration at Rikers Island, last year brought a glimmer of relief. In a long-running federal court ...