Families and criminal justice advocates have long urged jail officials to notify them about deaths and other emergencies in ...

NYC Council is set to pass a bill for swift disclosure of detainee deaths at Rikers Island, aiming to increase transparency and address secrecy concerns.

Hundreds of people are now suing the New York City Department of Correction after they were allegedly abused at juvenile detention facilities. Jun 13, 2024 ...

NEW YORK-- A new scandal has hit the beleaguered New York City Department of Correction. More than 100 lawsuits filed were filed Tuesday, charging that sexual abuse was rampant at the city's ...

Staffing at Rikers Island and other parts of New York City’s jail system could get thinner as members of large Correction Academy classes in 2004, 2005 and 2006 hit the department’s 20-year ...

Commentary: New York City Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina’s war on oversight The head of the city’s jails seems to have a problem shining light on the institutions he runs. Then ...

A Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled that New York City Mayor Eric Adams' emergency orders suspending the HALT Act were ...

The New York City Department of Correction is shelling out about $150,000 for ammunition and assorted firearms accessories.

The New York City Department of Correction announced it is temporarily halting the use of its nearly 3,500 body-worn cameras after one caught fire on Friday and injured a captain, who was later ...

A New York City correction officer accused of fatally shooting a teenager while off duty has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, prosecutors announced Monday. Dion Middleton ...

The Appellate Division, First Department court in Manhattan ruled that the New York City Department of Correction must turn over to the New York Civil Liberties Union, under a Freedom of ...

An eighth person has died this year at Rikers Island on Tuesday, according to the New York City Department of Correction. The DOC said Donny Ubiera, 33, was found unresponsive in his cell in the ...