Rikers Correctional Facility

Court records show the inmate's assault cases include slashing a CO with a pen, trying to attack an officer with a shiv and beating an officer with metal restraints

The federal monitor that oversees the city’s compliance with the decree has expressed concern about the Emergency Services Unit’s propensity for violence

Eliminating the post-high school education requirement was approved in an effort to grow the department’s applicant pool to counter a staffing decline

"The pervasive issue of insufficient or inadequate rounding and supervision was present in five of the seven deaths," the Board of Correction said

The detainee stabbed the CO 12 times in the back of the head with an 8-inch piece of sharpened metal

Months ago Krystle Burrell admitted that while she worked at Rikers Island she smuggled Terrae Hinds two cell phones, helped him sell drugs and accepted bribes

Dr. James Uhrig filed a claim with the city alleging the ban violated his free speech rights

The project to build hundreds of hospital beds for people held in city jails is a key part of the "Close Rikers" plan

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams underscored that Rikers has to be closed by 2027 in her state-of-the-city speech

The posting places the completion date in 2029, two years past the mandated deadline for shuttering Rikers

Charlie Bracey saved an inmate's life and a year later was disciplined for allegedly failing to respond to the attack

As part of a renewed push to shutter Rikers, Adrienne Adams wants to expand pretrial and alternative-to-incarceration programs

Paula Henry alleges in her suit that her fellow COs mocked and harassed her since she joined the department in 2016

"This is a humanitarian crisis and the state has an obligation to act," a state senator said

Three hours before the man's death, his unit was without an officer touring the floor, as required by Correction Department policy