The family of a man who died in custody Wednesday after jail officials said he had a medical episode on Rikers Island says he had no urgent health issues when he arrived at the troubled jail complex.

A Correction officer found Barry Cozart in need of medical aid Wednesday morning, according to Correction Commissioner ...

A 39-year-old being held at a Rikers Island jail died Wednesday morning, city officials said. Barry Cozart was found in the ...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing furious backlash after breaking his Ramadan fast with Muslim jailbirds on notorious Rikers ...

Fixing Rikers Island won’t happen fast. Manhattan federal court Judge Laura Swain says it could take up to seven years to ...

A former Rikers Island correctional officer who was convicted last December of sexually abusing a woman in his Queens home ...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani broke his Ramadan fast with Muslim inmates at Rikers Island, calling it one of the most meaningful ...

The Mamdani administration is trying to “responsibly” shrink New York City’s jail population as decrepit Rikers Island fills ...

Caged sex predator Harvey Weinstein lives in isolation 23 hours a day in a dank jail cell in New York’s notorious Rikers ...

Kiyan Anthony's freshman season at Syracuse ended with the season-ending loss to SMU in the ACC Tournament First Round last ...

Officials say Barry Cozart, 39, was found in medical distress at the George R. Vierno Center and pronounced dead Wednesday morning.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced his plans to “responsibly” reduce the population in city jails because of a rise in the ...