Michael Nieves, 40, was awaiting trial on Rikers Island when he tried to kill himself in 2022. The staff response to his suicide drew a harsh rebuke from the New York State attorney general and ...

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.

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

An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Tzar is taken from the scene by police, Image 2 shows Jennifer Tzar, ...

The City Council was wrong to write a law purporting to ban solitary confinement on Rikers Island, as it would significantly ...

The East River prison allowed one news crew, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, onto their grounds to witness the triumph and ...

NYC Council is set to pass a bill for swift disclosure of detainee deaths at Rikers Island, aiming to increase transparency and address secrecy concerns.

The Bronx DA’s office has dropped all charges against a Queens public defender arrested on Rikers Island for possession of ...

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

The Bronx district attorney’s office will not bring charges against a Queens lawyer who was publicly accused by correctional ...

The Queens public defender arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle THC-laced papers to a Rikers Island inmate has been ...

A Rikers Island detainee died Wednesday while receiving palliative care at a local hospital, according to the New York City ...