A former Rikers Island guard was convicted of felony charges after prosecutors say he planted a weapon inside the cell of a ...

Two House Republicans are urging the IRS to investigate four pro-sanctuary New York tax-exempt groups that have received ...

The man, who was identified late Tuesday as Edwin Quispe, 33, was found unresponsive in a bathroom at the Eric M. Taylor ...

A man detained at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex died on Tuesday due to a medical emergency, jail officials said, ...

Organizers in New York and other major U.S. cities planned to protest outside ICE detention centers, immigration courts and ...

When it comes to crime, Zohran Mamdani cares more about the 7,600 people in city jails — victims, he believes, of an evil ...

Intentionally misstating New York City’s sanctuary immigration policy as thwarting the prosecution of violent criminals, the ...

A Venezuelan migrant who begged a judge to send him to Rikers Island to avoid being taken into custody to waiting immigration agents has been turned over to the feds. Nolveiro Vera Ordonez, 30, was ...

The wildcat strike ended after three weeks. Yet four months later, thousands of officer positions remain unfilled, and the ...

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