Former Judge Barry Cozier, who served 20 years on the bench, called the right to counsel “the most fundamental right a ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- As omicron cases continue to drop in New York City, the Department Of Corrections has given the green light to resume in-person family visits beginning Wednesday. All visitors ...

Three corrections officers have been suspended following the death of a man incarcerated at New York City's troubled Rikers ...

The three uniformed staffers were suspended after Ardit Billa, 29, was found unconscious and unresponsive in a cell at the George R. Vierno Center early Saturday, officials said.

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City is disciplining 17 correction officers in the death of Layleen Polanco, a transgender woman who died in Rikers Island solitary confinement last year. Mayor Bill ...

The outside official who will be granted broad powers by a federal judge to manage City’s jails should be someone with extensive experience running correctional institutions, the federal monitoring ...

Public sector hiring in New York City is on the rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic. Unions, lawmakers and employees say it’s ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Three corrections officers have been suspended following the death of a man incarcerated at New York City's troubled Rikers Island, jail officials said. Officers found Ardit Billa, 29, ...