Inmate Kelvin Williams received a five-year sentence for sexually abusing a transgender inmate and for separate incidents ...

Aramis Furse “appeared unwell” at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center around 2 a.m. and was taken to Mount Sinai Queens ...

A convicted rapist has been sentenced for forcing a transgender inmate at Rikers Island into performing sex acts three years ...

According to Amsterdam News, a 32-year-old Black man named Aramis Furse has become the 14th person to die while in the ...

An inmate at Rikers Island died early Sunday morning after being found unwell in his cell marking the 14th death at the jail ...

After a mentally ill Bradley Ballard made a lewd gesture to a female guard at the Rikers Island jail, he was locked in his cell alone for seven increasingly agitated days in which he was denied some ...

The swine flu outbreak spread from city schools to jails with the hospitalization of a Rikers Island inmate Saturday, prompting the jail to cancel weekend visits for some inmates and dole out hand ...

Rikers Island is not known as a place for intellectual engagement, where rational heads prevail. But it was within the confines of the notorious New York City jail that inmate Shawn O’Donnell found ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Lawyers for the first Rikers Island inmate to die from COVID-19 say he was being held at the notorious New York City jail on a technical parole violation. Michael Tyson, 53, died ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Authorities swept Rikers Island Monday, searching officers and inmates for drugs, weapons and contraband. Sources say two correction officers were arraigned on drug charges ...

NEW YORK CITY, New York -- A Rikers Island inmate was quickly caught after trying to escape by jumping into the East River during recreation time Thursday. Authorities said 37-year-old Arthur Brown, ...

Jurisdictions across the country are releasing inmates under specific terms. Social distancing, staying 6 feet apart and cleaning surfaces with anti-bacterial products are some of the tools health ...