Public safety investments in the adopted $115.9 billion budget centered on the city’s mandate to close Rikers Island.

Veo Kelly has been held without bail on Rikers Island awaiting trial for attacking Samyia and Sanyia Spain, 19.

The decision by a New York appeals court was a win for the City Council and a loss for Mayor Eric Adams, who had opposed the ...

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration must implement a set of laws that expand access to low-income housing vouchers despite their ...

New photo exhibition featuring flower arrangements by incarcerated people to raise money for Chesterfield County Jail ...

A judge granted a preliminary injunction against state prisons employing solitary confinement despite banning it last Wednesday, July 2.

John J. Lennon is trying to write his way to freedom. Lennon, who is serving a 25 years-to-life sentence for the 2001 murder of his former friend Alex Lawson, has evolved from a hard-charging drug ...

The U.S. prison system faces criticism for its failure to effectively rehabilitate incarcerated individuals, contributing to ...