Jail watchdogs found that correctional officers and medical staff on Rikers Island abandoned their posts and failed to check ...

Hours before Ardit Billa was found dead on Rikers Island, officers and medical staff noticed a smell coming from his cell and sprayed what appeared to be air freshener into the housing area, according ...

An inmate at Rikers Island died early Sunday morning after being found unwell in his cell marking the 14th death at the jail complex this year, New York City Department of Correction officials said.

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – A man died after guards found him looking unwell in his Rikers Island cell, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections. The medical emergency happened around ...

RIKERS ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Another death on Rikers Island on Sunday has sparked outrage among prison reform advocates. The New York City Department of Corrections said that an officer found 32-year ...

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, made a significant announcement on Monday when he declared his office’s intent to file for contempt and seek a court-appointed ...

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

While a 29-year-old detainee with severe mental illness was on the brink of death in his Rikers Island cell last month, a medical staffer stood outside his cell door spraying air freshener, according ...

NEW YORK — Another man held on Rikers Island has died in custody, officials said Thursday — the third detainee death in the city jails in 12 days and the 12th jail-linked death so far this year. The ...