Four City Council members have decried a practice by city jails of locking severely mentally ill people in their cells for ...

A locked-up sex offender groped New York City Councilwoman Sandy Nurse during a Tuesday morning tour of Rikers Island, The Post has learned.

City detainees with so-called 730 designations wait an average of 76 days for a bed in facilities like Kirby Forensic ...

Two years ago today, Oct. 22, 2022, my son, Erick Tavira, died on Rikers Island at age 28. He took his own life in a solitary ...

The Internet believes karma has done its job after disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein was diagnosed with a form of leukemia.

Carlos Ozrio, 39, was found not guilty last month on accusations from the fellow corrections officer that he groped her from behind “while kissing her neck” at a Riker’s Island ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— When asked on the witness stand Friday about the meaning of his nickname on Rikers Island, 32-year-old ...

NEW YORK — The first time I heard about Hart Island, I couldn’t believe it. There’s a 150-year-old mass grave on an island in ...

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein, who is currently in prison, reportedly faces a new challenge with a cancer diagnosis.

Curtis Davis hanged himself, according to the medical examiner, but a new lawsuit alleges negligence by guards and says ...

Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with bone cancer, according to a source close to the incarcerated movie producer.

A former Rikers Island correctional officer was cuffed by federal authorities last week after prosecutors said she smuggled ...