New York City's plan to close Rikers Island faces delays and political opposition, while Mayor Mamdani has taken steps to ...

New York City jails have a long history of abuse and negligence toward the incarcerated population. Rikers was heavily criticized in the 1970s and ’80s for overpopulation, dangerous conditions and ...

We continue to live with racial disparities in our city, despite our reputation for progressivism. Rikers Island stands as a ...

Mayor Mamdani is now running the city, but soon he and the Department of Correction will not be running Rikers Island, the troubled jail, as Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain is due to ...

I visited Rikers jail kitchen, where knives are chained, and cooks work alongside detainees to feed nearly 7,000 detainees 7 ...

Full control -- independent of City Hall -- leaves no room for interference by politicians or the corrections union, writes The Post Editorial Board. AP A new watchdog report on Rikers Island details ...

“On Wednesday night, a man held at Rikers Island died—the fifth death in city custody in the last two weeks, and the 12th this year alone. These are not isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a ...

New York's Q100 bus takes just five minutes to carry visitors and corrections officers across a bridge to one of the nation's most infamous jail complexes. When they arrive, Rikers Island can feel ...

Once a month, when the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is closed to the public, it welcomes a special group of visitors: parents incarcerated at Rikers Island and their children. The Haven: Reunification ...