One of the crypto bros was accused of sadistically tormenting an Italian millionaire in a Manhattan townhouse.

A Correction officer found the man – whose name has not been released pending family notification – lying on the floor of a ...

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

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

For the first time in months, the number of New Yorkers being processed into the state’s prisons is higher than the number ...

Bitcoin torture suspect John Woeltz was freed on $1 million bond after two months in custody for allegedly kidnapping and ...

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

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 11: Movie producer Harvey Weinstein departs from criminal court after a bail hearing on December 11, 2019 in New York City. Weinstein was in court for a ruling on whether he ...

Rikers Island will soon be run by a court-appointed official after a federal judge on Tuesday ordered the troubled jail complex into receivership — a rare and sweeping intervention meant to end ...

Harvey Weinstein, the convicted sex offender and former film producer, gave a rare interview this week with the conservative ...

Intelligencer investigations June 28, 2015 9:00 p.m. Inside Rikers Island, Through the Eyes of the People Who Live and Work There By Maurice Chammah ...