In the early 1800s, Richard Riker, a descendant of the family who owned Rikers Island, participated in a kidnapping ring for decades.

An aerial view of Rikers Island. (Todd Maisel/New York Daily News) James Conway, DOC’s general counsel and a former NYPD lawyer, attributed the growing population in part to the changes to laws ...

It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers ... the island that once served as a ...

That could see a court-appointed outside authority take charge of Rikers Island by early next… Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail Former Trump ...

Rikers Island is home to some of the most notorious and violent jails in the world. It is located in the East River in New York City. The majority of its detainees have not yet been convicted of a ...