A bloodthirsty gangbanger slashed two Rikers Island correction officers in a gruesome ceramic scalpel attack — bringing his behind-bars trail of victims to more than 50 people, union leaders said ...

NEW YORK - In the shadow of a massive jail, a leafy Chinatown park welcomed New Yorkers playing mahjong, basketball and ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become ...

Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of an inmate at New York City’s Rikers Island, a facility long plagued by crisis, mismanagement, and violence. The death is the latest ...

A man died in custody at Rikers Island on Wednesday night after suffering what appeared to be a seizure, the city’s Department of Correction said. He is the 12th person to die in city custody this ...

RIKERS ISLAND (WABC) -- Protesters rallied for prisoners' rights outside of Rikers Island on Saturday. Family members of prisoners called for reform at the jail complex - they say the guards brutalize ...

The death of the 29-year-old, who was found in his cell after midnight, is the latest of several at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York. By Samantha Latson The city’s Department of Correction ...

Cuomo went before the movers and shakers of the city's business community at a forum with a proposal that he says is just ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo addressed his past comments about Rikers Island and discussed plans for the jail ...