A Rikers Island officer, an inmate, and the inmate's wife are charged with smuggling contraband into the jail, including tools, drugs, and engaging in wage theft.

A federal judge chose an ex-CIA officer and Vermont corrections commissioner to lead operations at the troubled Rikers Island ...

Inmates are running wild on Rikers Island amid an ongoing staffing crunch that’s left charges free to stab each other, answer the phones and run through corridors destroying maintenance equipment, The ...

Deml will be in charge of decision-making for the troubled jail complex and will report directly to a federal judge.

Inmate Shemar Hassani-Shaw was indicted for slashing a Rikers Island officer's face last December. Charges include Attempted Assault and Promoting Prison Contraband. His bail is set, with the next ...

A Department of Corrections officer was indicted Wednesday for smuggling marijuana and tobacco into a Rikers Island jail, in addition to tools giving inmates the ability to access vents, light ...

The long-awaited appointment of a remediation manager to preside over the Rikers Island jails will, we hope, mark the beginning of a new era of justice there.It’s certainly needed. The ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city’s criminal justice system. The city is ...

One female correction officer at Rikers Island walks around the troubled jail complex with her back to the wall after a male inmate grabbed her rear end. Another wakes up in cold sweats reliving the ...

The swine flu outbreak spread from city schools to jails with the hospitalization of a Rikers Island inmate Saturday, prompting the jail to cancel weekend visits for some inmates and dole out hand ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Rikers Island is on lockdown after correction officers reported a missing inmate. Sources tell Eyewitness News that the inmate jumped a fence at the Anna M. Kross Center jail, ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system. The city is ...