Four City Council members have decried a practice by city jails of locking severely mentally ill people in their cells for ...

A locked-up sex offender groped New York City Councilwoman Sandy Nurse during a Tuesday morning tour of Rikers Island, The Post has learned.

Councilmember Sandy Nurse said she was assaulted by a person in custody during a visit to Rikers Island Tuesday morning — and ...

Two years ago today, Oct. 22, 2022, my son, Erick Tavira, died on Rikers Island at age 28. He took his own life in a solitary ...

An accused sex offender grabbed the rear end of City Council Member Sandy Nurse Tuesday morning during a surprise visit by ...

Harvey Weinstein is back in court in New York for a hearing ahead of his retrial on rape charges stemming from his landmark ...

Carlos Ozrio, 39, was found not guilty last month on accusations from the fellow corrections officer that he groped her from behind “while kissing her neck” at a Riker’s Island ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— When asked on the witness stand Friday about the meaning of his nickname on Rikers Island, 32-year-old ...

Curtis Davis hanged himself, according to the medical examiner, but a new lawsuit alleges negligence by guards and says ...

On October 10, 2023, a 52 year-old man named Anthony Lopez tried to steal a Hugo Boss jacket from the Macy's flagship store ...

A former Rikers Island correctional officer was cuffed by federal authorities last week after prosecutors said she smuggled ...

The Internet believes karma has done its job after disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein was diagnosed with a form of leukemia.