A federal judge in New York has taken the extraordinary step of seizing control of the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail ...

New York City's troubled jail system will be put under the watch of an independent monitor after a federal judge seized ...

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

A New York corrections officer admitted in court that he cleaned up blood from the fatal beating of an inmate in an attempt ...

Legislation passed by the New York City Council in 2019 requires the closure of Rikers Island prison by 2027 and new jails to replace it.

Outside official will take over deadly Rikers Island jail, judge orders - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald ...

Several bills are being floated as part of a potential package of legislation that will only move forward if Democrats have ...

In response to a troubling increase in deaths within New York State correctional facilities, the Senate Standing Committee on ...

The foundation targeted its grants to hard-pressed hospitals that wanted to apply for nursing accreditation programs. It said ...

Spurred by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration is combing through its ...

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