Veo Kelly has been held without bail on Rikers Island awaiting trial for attacking Samyia and Sanyia Spain, 19.

But he’s also one of at least 1,500 applications from state prisoners seeking mercy from Gov. Kathy Hochul this year, according to Steve Zeidman, director of the Criminal Defense Clinic at the CUNY ...

Public safety investments in the adopted $115.9 billion budget centered on the city’s mandate to close Rikers Island.

A judge granted a preliminary injunction against state prisons employing solitary confinement despite banning it last Wednesday, July 2.

A Rikers Island detainee died Wednesday while receiving palliative care at a local hospital, according to the New York City ...

A federal judge last week said the city was barred from fully implementing a local law banning solitary confinement on Rikers ...

Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s rise to power brought rare political clarity to Thailand. After years of instability, her government appeared to offer a fresh start. Economic indicators began to show signs ...

These days, it feels like almost every place on Earth has been mapped, tagged, and turned into content. With travel hacks, ...

Late last month, city Correction Department officials asked the jail oversight board to expand bed capacity in certain Rikers ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams criticizes rival Mamdani's affordability proposals, contrasting their backgrounds and socialist policies ...

The Bronx district attorney’s office will not bring charges against a Queens lawyer who was publicly accused by correctional ...

One of the ironies of Nunez’s story, and something that still rankles him, is he received just $75,000 in a settlement in ...