The deaths of two incarcerated individuals, Umais Khan and Rajpattie Ramkellawan, at Rikers Island within a 24-hour period ...

Rajpattie Ramkellawan died at the Rose M. Singer Center at 11:13 a.m. after experiencing a “medical emergency,” a ...

A 40-year-old man died Tuesday while being detained on Rikers Island, marking the second death within 24 hours to occur at ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The Department of Correction announced another in-custody death just 24 hours after a Rikers Island inmate ...

Rikers Island, one of the most notable jails in the United States, has been slated to close for almost a decade. But with a closure deadline rapidly approaching, many have said that the city hasn't ...

A 41-year-old woman died in custody at the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island Monday morning, becoming at least the third person to die in the city jail system this year, according to the ...

In 2017, it was announced that New York City's most infamous prison, would be shutting its doors. Now, almost a decade later, it's not clear whether they city will meet the mandated deadline for ...

To get to Rikers Island, you have to cross a narrow bridge; it has a hump in the middle, which means that, from either end, the other side is invisible. Stanley Richards, the new commissioner of the ...

A 41-year-old woman has died while in custody at Rikers Island. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision released a statement identifying her as Rajpattie Ramkellawan. According to ...