Ramel Powell, 38, and Sonia Reyes, 55, both died on Rikers Island earlier this year. Terrence Moore, 55, died in Department ...

The young detainee who appears to have died of a ruptured appendix and infection began showing serious medical issues in the ...

The otherwise healthy young man who died at Elmhurst Hospital after just over a week on Rikers Island had a ruptured appendix ...

A 21-year-old man died after becoming critically ill in Department of Correction custody last week, according to his family — making him the third detainee to die in New York City's jails so far this ...

A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...

The NYPD is investigating how a Brooklyn man died while in custody at Brooklyn Criminal Court on Friday morning, just weeks ...

A woman died in custody at Rikers Island early Thursday morning, the city’s Department of Correction (DOC) said — making her ...

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission convened by the City Council ...

Ariel Quidone had been held in the Robert N. Davoren Center since March 7 after he was arrested in Manhattan in connection with two robberies, records show. He collapsed and was transported to ...

A report by the Lippman Independent Commission challenges the city’s acquiescence toward failing to replace the existing dilapidated jails.

Ariel Quidone, 20, collapsed March 13 at the Robert N. Davoren Center and was taken by medics in grave condition to Elmhurst Hospital where he needed to be revived 14 times before he died March 15.

A 21-year-old man suffering from a serious infection who went into medical distress last Thursday in a jail at Rikers Island ...