Ramel Powell, 38 died around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday inside the Otis Bantum Correctional Facility within the city’s most ...

A Rikers Island jail complex inmate died while in custody on Wednesday morning, marking the first detainee death so far in ...

A 37-year-old man died in a city jail on Rikers Island early Wednesday, in the first death in the system in 2025, according ...

The city Department of Correction said it was still investigating the death and had no further details on how the person died ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced last week that he is preparing an executive order that would welcome U.S. Immigration and Custom ...

A 37-year-old man died in a city jail on Rikers Island early Wednesday, the first death in the system in 2025, according to ...

Council Member Robert Holden has praised Mayor Eric Adams for reopening the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office ...

President Trump’s “border czar” on Sunday pushed back on allegations that prosecutors were ordered to dismiss charges against ...

“We are conducting a full investigation into this tragic event.” Powell was first brought to Rikers Island in July 2023 after violating his parole, according to court records. He was arrested on ...

Activists rally to demand Adams' removal, after a 34th death in custody on his watch. The mayor wants to bring ICE officers ...