As a child, John Forté was a violin prodigy from a bad part of Brooklyn who earned a scholarship to an exclusive private high ...
The family of a 20-year-old man who died of appendicitis in Rikers Island custody last year is suing the city and the ...
A federal monitor says violence, deaths and officer misconduct persist at Rikers, as a judge moves closer to appointing a receiver.
A Rikers Island officer, an inmate, and the inmate's wife are charged with smuggling contraband into the jail, including ...
The defendant’s sister reportedly arrived home from school on the day of the slaying to find the victim's body in the bathtub ...
A prosecutor has told a jury that a prison guard should be convicted of manslaughter for failing to intervene in the brutal ...