Harvey Weinstein's lawyers filed a legal claim alleging that he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic ...

Harvey Weinstein is suing New York City and the Department of Correction over what he calls "deplorable conditions" at Rikers ...

Police in Luzerne County say they extradited a prisoner in Rikers Island to face charges in a cooking oil theft investigation ...

A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on ...

Mayor Eric Adams argued Tuesday that last week’s horrific stabbing spree in Manhattan was the “byproduct” of efforts to ...

NYC's Rikers Island mail ban proposal is questioned due to high rates of false positives in fentanyl field tests, where only ...

In 2022, New York City’s jails commissioner, Louis Molina, issued a dire warning to local lawmakers: fentanyl was pouring into Rikers Island through the mail, he said, spurring an overdose ...

Harvey Weinstein has demanded $5 million in damages from New York City, alleging neglect and mistreatment in prison.

A longtime Rikers Island correction officer needed six stitches to close a gaping gash over her eye Friday, after allegedly being bashed in the face by a violent inmate at the notorious city jail.

A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on faulty fentanyl test strips that overstated the influx of contraband sent ...

An attempt to keep a schizophrenic man out of Rikers Island — where deplorable conditions for the mentally ill have been well documented — ran into a brick wall recently when a Manhattan Crimi ...