Lo” Smith was an inmate at Rikers Island, known for keeping out of trouble. However, in February 1990, he was discovered dead ...

A Mount Vernon resident and former corrections officer at Rikers Island has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to smuggle ...

A Mount Vernon resident and former corrections officer at Rikers Island has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to smuggle ...

Former Rikers Island officer Ghislaine Barrientos pleads guilty to bribery and smuggling narcotics into the jail.

Barrientos pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, which carries a maximum sentence of ...

Federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, that Ghislaine Barrientos, a former corrections officer, has pleaded guilty to bribery in exchange for smuggling cocaine into Rikers Island jail.

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Correctional officers on Rikers Island refused to allow nurses to check on a 23-year-old woman for two days while she ...

Mayor Adams announced Friday he has named a new head of City Hall’s hate crimes prevention office, more than eight months ...

Medical records reveal correction officers blocked medical personnel from accessing her cell six times before her death.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — City correction officers repeatedly blocked medical staff from administering care to a severely ill woman ...