A bill passed by the City Council would publish information about inmates deaths in custody at city jails after the next-of-kin is notified.

A former Rikers Island guard was convicted of felony charges after prosecutors say he planted a weapon inside the cell of a ...

Riverside Regional Jail in Prince George County is asking to house more ICE detainees, "driven by a pressing fiscal need and ...

The mom and widow of two fallen NYPD officers were disgusted when they learned that the men who murdered their loved ones ...

The fallout from a strike by prison guards continues to paralyze prisons, forcing officials to suspend programs and rely on ...

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and top city officials, alleging that ...

In February, thousands of New York state prison guards walked off their jobs. With no officers to watch over daily operations, officials locked incarcerated people in their cells for days at a time.