An inmate died of a medical emergency in the bathroom of a Rikers Island facility Tuesday morning – marking the eighth reported death of an inmate at the city’s jails this year, officials said. A ...

An inmate at Rikers Island died in his prison cell Saturday morning – marking the ninth reported prisoner death at the troubled New York City jail this year, officials said. Ardit Billa, 29, who was ...

A man being held on Rikers Island died early Saturday, the 10th inmate being housed in city jails to die this year. City Department of Correction officials confirmed the death, claiming inmate Ardit ...

An investigation is underway following the death of Aramis Furse, a 32-year-old inmate at Rikers Island, who died on Sunday after being found looking unwell. Furse, who was held at the Otis Bantum ...

An inmate was found dead in his cell at the George R. Vierno Center at Rikers Island early Saturday morning, according to the NYC Department of Correction (DOC). According to the DOC, on Saturday, Aug ...

Mayor de Blasio at Rikers Island (photo: Mayor's Office) The New York City Council passed eight bills last week in an effort to mandate greater transparency into and oversight of the Department of ...

RIKERS ISLAND, New York (WABC) -- In video exclusively obtained by Eyewitness News, an inmate in Rikers for robbery and felony assault is seen viciously attacking a correction officer. The attack, ...

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 ...