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The former corrections officer faces at least 15 years in prison for the beating captured on body-worn cameras.

Prisoners say a lack of staff has resulted in fewer programs intended to help their rehabilitation.

The videos show multiple officers kicking and punching Robert Brooks, a prisoner serving a 12-year sentence, as his hands are cuffed behind his back.

Those familiar with the facility said Luigi Mangione’s presence could draw attention to dangerous conditions inside.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the class action case said they will seek information about who is being held in confinement and for how long.

In lawsuits filed under New York's Adult Survivors Act, more than 30 women said they were groped, forced to perform oral sex and raped by medical staff at Rikers and other city correctional facilities.

A farm stand outside the gates will stay open, even if food can’t be brought inside.

Imprisoned for murder and then released from a life sentence after forming a master plan of self-improvement, Chris Wilson dreamed of a New York City exhibition, and then made it happen

Correction Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi issued a frantic letter to public defenders this week calling on them to help reduce the incarcerated population.

Detainees held in the city’s troubled jail system have continued to miss medical appointments as hundreds of jail guards call out sick or miss work.