“Rikers Island is dangerous, inhumane, and an unconstitutional nightmare. Today’s historic decision shows by clear and ...

Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat who is weighing a run for governor, slammed the Adams and Hochul administration for ...

Awaiting a new New York trial next year on additional sex crimes charges, Harvey Weinstein seems to be wishing he was ...

Weinstein was accused of sexual assault or harassment by over 80 women, victims of which provided a list of over 100 ...

A Manhattan federal judge just moved one step closer to handing control of city jails over to a receiver. It’s undoubtedly ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge found New York City in contempt on Wednesday over conditions in its city jails, saying conditions have only worsened in the nine years since the city settled ...

New York officials are under pressure to make changes to the state's mental health laws following a brutal rampage in ...

All the parties in the decade-old 'Nunez case' must now decide on the parameters and qualifications of a third-party overseer ...

A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...

A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...

A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...