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Inmates ran wild at Rikers Island the day before Thanksgiving, according to Corrections Department sources and surveillance video.
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine who was initially arrested for an assault in Texas was thrown into a secure facility at New York City's…
A former inmate at New York City's notorious Rikers Island Correctional Center has won a multi-million dollar settlement after enduring…
The former NFL star visited the facility 'to share a message of hope and inspiration'
A former guard at Riker's Island was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison for violating the civil rights of…
Akeem Browder, the brother of Kalief Browder, is throwing his hat into the ring to run for mayor of New…
Officials announced on Wednesday that a Bronx street corner will be renamed after Kalief Browder, who committed suicide at 22.
Spike TV’s six-part doc "Time: The Kalief Browder Story"left many viewers with a cold ball of anger.
Public Advocate Letitia James said if plans to shutter Rikers Island do in fact go through, the prison should be…
On Friday during a City Hall news conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed that he would shut down Riker's Island.
A Department of Corrections veteran captain Shantay Dash at Rikers Island has resigned after video surfaced of her apparently kissing…
Jay Z believes that Rikers Island should be shut down, and he's pointing to the upcoming Kalief Browder doc premiering…
Officer Michael Dorsainvil is on trial for beating Rikers Island inmate Carl Williams and later claiming that Williams hung himself.
The New York State Assembly passed a law last week called Kalief’s Law in an attempt to reform New York’s
Many people have heard the horror stories of Rikers Island Prison. As one of the country’s most infamous prisons, it
A man with suspected gang ties was jailed for a music video in which he allegedly threatened the Queens District
A female corrections officer at Riker's Island has been charged with raping an inmate and conspiring to traffic marijuana into…
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jail captain and a correction officer have been charged with assault and…
Kalief Browder, 21, hung himself with an air conditioning cord on Saturday after he lost his battle with depression that
theGRIO REPORT - On Saturday night, a female corrections officer was sexually assaulted by a Rikers Island inmate, but a…