Harvey Weinstein's retrial starts today with jury selection in NYC. He's been in jail at Rikers Island​ since his conviction was overturned​ last year.

In March, the Independent Rikers Commission, of which I am a proud member, released an updated blueprint to close Rikers Island. The publication is timely: just three months into 2025, five people ...

A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill ... while awaiting a trial for an alleged attempted murder last summer, prison records show. Jenkins allegedly grabbed a man from behind July ...

For the first time in a decade, ICE is returning to Rokers Island following an executive order from New York City First ...

By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Chelsia Rose Marcius For years, a handful of federal immigration agents worked out of a trailer office at the jail complex on Rikers Island in New York City.

The New York City Department of Correction confirms Dashawn Jenkins, 27, died while in custody Monday night, just one day after his birthday. Officials say staff noticed he was visibly ill while ...

New York City is allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to return to its Rikers Island prison following recent demands placed on Mayor Eric Adams by the Trump administration.

"What will this mean? Will it mean that they will be able to target people who are already in prison at Rikers Island?" Kramer asked. "To be crystal clear, this is about criminal investigations ...

Federal immigration enforcers are welcome back to the New York City jail complex on Rikers Island — after a decade in exile under the city’s sanctuary-city laws — according to a mayoral ...

(The Center Square) — The Democratic-led New York City Council is planning to challenge Mayor Eric Adams' move to allow federal immigration agents to open an office at the Rikers Island prison ...