Rikers Island correction captains and officers revived a man who had overdosed on drugs, and a detainee with a long record of ...

An NYC correction officer received two years’ probation and 250 hours of community service for failing to stop a Rikers ...

The Department of Correction’s civilian watchdog board accused the agency on Tuesday of repeatedly ignoring their authority ...

A City Council crime hearing last week was straight out of fantasy land — but without enough jail space, Police Commissioner ...

There's trouble ahead for New Yorkers distressed about crime levels. New York City's Democratic establishment, including ...

A Bronx man was freed after spending over two decades in prison for a crime he says he didn't commit, but now he may have to ...

A Bronx man was freed after spending over two decades in prison for a crime he says he ... nearly six years covering education, crime, Rikers Island, parades, community stories and breaking ...

They've drunk the decarceration Kool-Aid — and they're convinced that jails do more harm than good. Yet the facts prove them wrong.