Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called to rebuild the Rikers Island jail complex, reversing his previous position to go forward with closing it entirely. Cuomo is running for mayor of New York City ...

(CNN) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday if elected mayor he would cancel the closure of Rikers Island – New York City’s infamous jail complex – in favor of a plan to demolish and ...

Andrew Cuomo said during Crain's mayoral forum Wednesday morning that he wants to rebuild — not close, as is planned — the dysfunctional Rikers Island jail complex. During his prepared opening remarks ...

When Andrew Cuomo was governor, he pushed then-Mayor Bill de Blasio to speed the shutdown of jails on Rikers Island. He insisted the 10-year closure plan was too long and that the plethora of problems ...

RIKERS ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — Another death on Rikers Island on Sunday has sparked outrage among prison reform advocates. The New York City Department of Corrections said that an officer found 32-year ...

Three New York City Department of Correction employees have been suspended following another death at Rikers Island, sources say. According to sources, two correction officers and a captain have been ...

The death of the 29-year-old, who was found in his cell after midnight, is the latest of several at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York. By Samantha Latson The city’s Department of Correction ...

A man held on Rikers Island who was waiting two months to be transferred upstate to serve a prison sentence died Wednesday night, officials said — making him the third detainee death in the city jails ...