Families and criminal justice advocates have long urged jail officials to notify them about deaths and other emergencies in custody more fully.

Mayor Eric Adams “violated” the law when he blocked the City Council’s ban on solitary confinement in Big Apple prisons, a ...

The New York Times has obtained video of the 2022 death of Michael Nieves, a mentally ill detainee who mortally wounded himself on Rikers Island.

A federal judge last week said the city was barred from fully implementing a local law banning solitary confinement on Rikers ...

Adams affirmed that he does believe the Rikers Island jail complex should close and be replaced with borough-based jails. “Yes, I do,” he said. “And I believe we need to change the ecosystem ...

Public safety investments in the adopted $115.9 billion budget centered on the city’s mandate to close Rikers Island.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams criticizes rival Mamdani's affordability proposals, contrasting their backgrounds and socialist policies ...

Four bombshell lawsuits filed late Monday claim Adams and his top NYPD allies of running a department rife with corruption ...

A Manhattan judge on Monday blocked New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) from going around a municipal law banning solitary confinement in city prisons, including Rikers Island.

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration must implement a set of laws that expand access to low-income housing vouchers despite their ...

Mayor Adams waved off concerns about President Trump’s false insinuation that Zohran Mamdani is an illegal immigrant and his ...