Kyron Randall, 33, accused of beating his roommate to death in a Bronx drug treatment center, died after being taken to ...

Kyron Randall, 33, is the 15th person to die this year either at Rikers or while in medical care shortly after being released from custody.

The death toll on Rikers Island continued to rise to its second-highest point in the past four years on Monday when a 33-year-old detainee died after allegedly having an allergic reaction in the ...

A 32-year-old detainee died on Rikers Island Sunday, marking the 14th death in City jails this year. Aramis Furse died after a city correction officer noticed he “appeared unwell” in his cell in the ...

Three correction officers have been suspended following the death of an inmate at Rikers Island, jail officials said. Officers found inmate Ardit Billa unresponsive in his cell at around 12:25 a.m. on ...

The sweeping powers of the yet-to-be-named receiver that will soon assume control over much of the city’s jail system were ...

He was back at his mother’s house in the Bronx after spending three years in pre-trial detention at Rikers Island, New York City’s notorious prison complex, for allegedly stealing a backpack and ...

Lawmakers and city leaders say what is happening inside the walls of Rikers Island is a full-blown crisis, and that the governor needs to act in order to help get it under control. The list of issues ...

Ongoing brutality, isolation, and civil rights violations have added urgency to continued calls by opponents of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex to shut the facility down. The latest ...

Three corrections officers have been suspended following the death of a man incarcerated at New York City’s troubled Rikers Island, jail officials said. Officers found Ardit Billa, 29, unresponsive in ...