The officer failed to provide lifesaving aid to the 43-year-old man as he had a seizure in a cell, according to an official report.

*A Rikers Island inmate suspected of having scarlet fever died last week after jail staff prevented medical workers from treating her. Per the Mayo Clinic, “Scarlet fever is a bacterial illness that ...

Another inmate has died at Rikers Island, marking the 11th death at the facility this year. The latest incident happened Wednesday evening, Sept. 3, at the George R. Vierno Center, a Department of ...

The Department of Corrections confirms that a man in custody at Rikers Island has died. According to the DOC, officers at the George R. Vierno Center responded to a man in custody having what appeared ...

Three corrections officers have been suspended following the death of a man incarcerated at New York City’s troubled Rikers Island, jail officials said. Officers found Ardit Billa, 29, unresponsive in ...

MOUNT HOPE, Bronx (WABC) -- A correction officer gravely hurt in a crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway has died from his injuries. 22-year-old Richard Lue passed away Saturday after being hurt in the ...

NEW YORK — Another man held on Rikers Island has died in custody, officials said Thursday — the third detainee death in the city jails in 12 days and the 12th jail-linked death so far this year. The ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become ...

In a stunning flip, ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that he would scrap the controversial plan to close the Rikers ...