Peter Braunstein, 61, has been inside an upstate New York prison since 2007, following his conviction on kidnapping, sexual ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Tasked with determining whether a murder defendant on Staten Island was lawfully questioned by police at ...

"We never turn people away, yet the demand consistently exceeds resources. Despite these challenges, our programs are proven ...

Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human ...

Curtis Sliwa ran unopposed and won the Republican primary for New York City mayor for the second consecutive election cycle.

Two people died on Rikers Island in the same afternoon following medical emergencies last Friday, June 20. They mark the ...

Months after his initial release from jail, authorities sent Vicious to Rikers Island after he attacked the brother of Patti Smith with a broken beer bottle. While in Rikers, Vicious underwent drug ...

Even in a place like Rikers Island, light can break through. This year’s pre-Shavuos celebration transformed the prison into ...

We asked the leading candidates 18 questions about policy, politics and experience. Here's how the likely Democratic nominee ...

New York State Assemblymember and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani declared victory in the city’s Democratic mayoral primary ...

A 22-year-old Rikers Island detainee says jail staff “effectively sterilized” him by prescribing him an antidepressant that ...

Prosecutors said the defendant — listed in jail records at 5-feet-8 inches-tall and weighing 180 pounds — grabbed a kitchen ...