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 Eric Adams announced Friday he has named a new head of City Hall’s hate crimes prevention office, more than eight months after firing his predecessor in a move that touched off a claim of ...

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 ...

The New York City Board of Correction urged correction officers not to interfere with detainees’ medical care as the city’s ...

Winter is an especially tough time in jail. Every year, when temperatures drop, incarcerated people struggle to stay warm.

Through several body images, the brutal images were released showing a handcuffed inmate who was beaten unconscious by prison guards before being stripped to his underwear, a fatal ...

There is no excuse and no rationalization for a vulgar, inhumane act that senselessly took a life,” said state corrections ...