The NYC Department of Correction and the Caribbean Women's Health Association are helping expectant mothers prepare for ...

While running to be New York City’s next mayor, Zohran Mamdani pledged to shutter Rikers Island and shrink the city’s jail ...

"The next mayor’s commitment to public safety shouldn’t be measured by how many people they jail, but by how they prevent harm before it happens, and reduce incarceration as a result." ...

The jail barge, officially called the Vernon C. Bain Center, was a relic of the crack cocaine era. It was notorious even ...

Andrew Cuomo grabbed the spotlight in the New York City mayor's race on Wednesday by calling for the scrapping of the city's plan to close Rikers Island. The former governor suggested building a ...

A Rikers Island detainee who died in February had 121 pills and multiple synthetic drugs in his cell, according to a new city ...

Pregnancy can be overwhelming under any circumstance, but imagine preparing for birth while behind bars. One Brooklyn ...