New York City spends more than $2.8 billion a year to prop up Rikers — a failing, decrepit jail complex that delivers none of the outcomes we need. Closing Rikers is the law and is absolutely ...

“On Wednesday night, a man held at Rikers Island died—the fifth death in city custody in the last two weeks, and the 12th this year alone. These are not isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a ...

With the city facing major delays and ballooning costs to its plan to close Rikers Island, former Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday, if elected mayor, he would build new “state-of-the-art” jails on ...

Rikers Island is not known as a place for intellectual engagement, where rational heads prevail. But it was within the confines of the notorious New York City jail that inmate Shawn O’Donnell found ...

The New York Times has obtained video of the 2022 death of Michael Nieves, a mentally ill detainee who mortally wounded himself on Rikers Island. By Jan Ransom Sarah Kerr Caroline Kim and Malachy ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city’s criminal justice system. The city is ...

Rikers Island, New York City's most notorious jail complex, sits in the water between the Bronx and Queens. When I visited the complex in April 2025, I expected it to be hard to reach — and I wasn't ...

The Mamdani administration is looking to hire a “borough-based jails czar,” according to a job listing posted by the mayor’s office on Friday. The high-ranking role comes with a $180,000 to $230,000 ...

Hundreds of mentally ill people are routinely trapped on Rikers Island for months at a time without court-ordered treatment they need to stand trial, a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday afternoon by the ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Mayor Zohran Mamdani is hiring someone to oversee the closure of New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail. On Friday, the mayor’s office listed a job opening for a ...