“The next mayor’s commitment to public safety shouldn’t be measured by how many people they jail, but by how they prevent harm before it happens, and reduce incarceration as a result.” A rally calling ...

The Bronx DA’s office has dropped the charges against a Queens public defender arrested on Rikers Island for possession of alleged drug-soaked papers after lab tests showed there were no narcotics on ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain said a “carousel” of jail leaders had failed to stop violence. She ordered lawyers for the city and prisoners to show her what a receivership might look like. By Hurubie Meko ...

The city’s jail complex on Rikers Island has long been plagued by violence, with officials there often accused of being less than transparent. On Tuesday, those officials were again accused of ...