Rikers Island is in the spotlight after a guard's suspension following a detainee's death and a lawsuit over another ...

The family of a New York City man who died last year while being held at Rikers Island after being unable to post $1,000 bail filed a lawsuit on Monday, blaming the city for killing the 27-year-old ...

A 32-year-old Rikers Island inmate died behind bars early Sunday — the 14th in-custody death at the Big Apple jail complex this year, Correction Department officials said. Aramis Furse “appeared ...

An investigation is underway following the death of Aramis Furse, a 32-year-old inmate at Rikers Island, who died on Sunday after being found looking unwell. Furse, who was held at the Otis Bantum ...

A Rikers Island inmate from Brooklyn died at the jail early Sunday morning – marking the 13th inmate death at the correctional facility this year. Officials say an officer found Aramis Furse unwell in ...

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

New York City's Department of Correction plans to discipline more than a dozen officers for their conduct related to the death of Layleen Polanco, who died at Rikers Island in 2019. Mayor Bill de ...

A man held on Rikers Island over accuations he beat to death his roommate in a Bronx drug treatment center died early Monday of a possible allergic reaction — the 15th city jails-linked death this ...

The Department of Corrections said 32-year-old Aramis Furse was found “unwell” in his jail cell around 2 a.m. on Sunday. He died at a hospital about an hour later. “If you found him ‘unwell,’ then why ...