Aramis Furse has become the 14th person to die in or immediately after he was found “unwell” in his Rikers Island cell.

Aramis Furse died after a city correction officer noticed he “appeared unwell” in his cell in the jail’s Otis Bantum ...

The New York Supreme Court on Monday handed down a ruling barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement from reopening an office at Rikers Island. The decision marks a blow to New York City Mayor Eric ...

Justice Mary V. Rosado said the plan to let immigration agents into the jail presented a conflict of interest because the mayor had received special treatment from the Trump administration. By Luis ...

A Manhattan judge on Monday struck down an executive order by New York City Mayor Eric Adams that allowed immigration agents onto Rikers Island. New York State Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado ...

A 32-year-old man died on Rikers Island on Sunday morning, becoming the 14th person to die in the Department of Correction’s ...

Mayor Eric Adams Adams said Wednesday he may need to hire more correction officers at Rikers because he wants to fire those who are still technically on the job — but not physically at work because ...

Another death on Rikers Island on Sunday has sparked outrage among prison reform advocates. The New York City Department of ...

In his last roundtable discussion with ethnic media as the 110th mayor of New York City, Eric Adams said he did not get ...