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

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 ...

The article Rikers Island Detainee Dies After Medical Episode At Jail, Officals Say appeared first on New York City Patch. NEW YORK CITY — A 33-year-old man, who was detained at Rikers Island, died on ...

The defendant was already in prison for a 2002 sexual assault he committed in the Beaufort area. His latest conviction puts ...

NYC Department of Correction (DOC) said a 33-year-old man, Edwin Quispe, who was detained on Rikers Island has died.

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Wednesday, July 23, that a NYC Department of Correction (DOC) Officer has been sentenced to a conditional discharge for falsifying suicide prevention ...

A man detained at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex died on Tuesday due to a medical emergency, jail officials said, ...

The man, who was identified late Tuesday as Edwin Quispe, 33, was found unresponsive in a bathroom at the Eric M. Taylor ...

A Correction officer found the man – whose name has not been released pending family notification – lying on the floor of a ...