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 ...

A bill passed by the City Council would publish information about inmates deaths in custody at city jails after the next-of-kin is notified.

A man detained at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex died on Tuesday due to a medical emergency, jail officials said, ...

In a rare sit-down interview with Candace Owens posted July 30, Harvey Weinstein opened up about his current life behind bars ...

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

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