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 ...

Having these resources available to them on-island will better support our staff’s physical and emotional health and ensure ...

A Rikers Island inmate has been indicted on multiple charges, including arson and assault, after allegedly starting a fire in ...

A woman held on Rikers Island claims in a shocking 33-page handwritten complaint that she was repeatedly raped with sex toys ...

Joan Little during an interview at Rikers Island prison in New York city on December 21, 1977 goes through the motions to ...

Part two of the Eagle’s deep dive into the history of Rikers and how it may impact the troubled jail complex’s future.

Public officials have it within their power to take necessary steps toward permanently closing the atrocious jails on Rikers.

Closing Rikers will provide a natural endpoint for the receivership and an opportunity for the city to take back control of ...

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has a pretty harsh but comparison after additional sexual assault claims against Neil ...

It’s been five years since sweeping changes to New York’s criminal justice laws took effect. The legislation, known ...

Prior to her passing, Ringgold issued a statement about her painting: “The women wanted to be free, they wanted to be out of ...

Pet cats and dogs visited Rikers Island once a month to assist with counseling for teenage boys awaiting trial in the 1990s, according to a Daily News story at the time. Now, Murli hopes to install a ...