Disgraced Hollywood mogul fears he could be vulnerable to life-threatening injuries or death if he’s not moved ...

Weinstein is being tried again after New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, last year overturned his 2020 conviction ...

Lawler facilitated a phone call between one of the candidates in the race, Liz Joy, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, according to three people with direct knowledge of the effort. The previously ...

The City Council is considering spending $1.1 million on a measure aimed at speeding up the closing of Rikers Island — a bid ...

“Now is the time for strong leadership by all present and future office holders in this city to close Rikers as soon as ...

Members of the city council and activists are pushing back on criticism of the plan to close Rikers Island— and build four smaller jails.

Inside his cell on Rikers Island, Brian Croskey spends hours every day drawing elaborate artwork to free his mind.

The hearing comes less than a month after an independent commission found officials won’t meet the 2027 deadline to close the ...

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer has requested the disgraced producer be transferred to Bellevue Hospital from Rikers Island during sexual assault retrial.

It’s better in Bellevue. Jailed Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein filed an emergency request to send him from Rikers back to his cushy setup at Bellevue Hospital — where he reportedly watched ...

Trump administration lawyers are saying some astonishing things in court, creating a conundrum for the judiciary.

Tours leave Cape Town four times a day, and the trip includes a bus tour of the island and a visit to the prison. The island was first used as a political prison in the mid-1600s; Dutch settlers ...