As we’ve said for years, the August 2027 deadline set by the City Council to close Rikers Islands will not be met. Now comes a lengthy report published by the Independent Rikers Commission that ...

A 54-year-old woman serving a year on Rikers Island for misdemeanor assault died early Thursday, with her son charging the notorious Queens detention center “killed her.” The death ...

Those are some of the conclusions of a highly anticipated report from the Independent Rikers Commission — a panel appointed by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams in October 2023 charged with ...

By Hurubie Meko A federal judge overseeing the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City is weighing two distinct proposals on how to fix the city’s troubled and violent lockups. For nearly a ...

The Tigers will be without two outfielders to start the 2025 season, as Matt Vierling (right shoulder strain) and Parker Meadows (right upper arm nerve issue) have both been ruled out. Their ...

The population on Rikers Island has risen to 7,067 people this week, the highest total since 2019 — and almost twice as high as the target number needed for the longstanding plan to transfer ...

A woman died in custody on Rikers Island early Thursday, the city’s Department of Correction said, making her the fourth detainee to die at the jail complex so far this year. According to jail ...

Detroit Tigers outfielder Wenceel Pérez has been ruled out for at least one month with lower back inflammation, joining fellow outfielders Parker Meadows and Matt Vierling on the injured list.

A new report is laying out a plan to close Rikers Island as soon as possible. The report was released by an independent commission appointed by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. It acknowledges ...

Tigers outfielder Wenceel Pérez has been dealing with back tightness throughout the spring. For a while, it seemed as though he would get over it and crack the Opening Day roster. But today ...

Some 350 convicted people are crowded onto Rikers Island awaiting transfer to prisons upstate due to continued ripple effects from the state prison strike, according to jail officials. The backlog ...