Son of man who was beaten and died in New York prison sues guards, officials
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The son of an inmate who died after a prolonged beating by New York prison guards said in a federal ...
What life is really like in Rikers Island
It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City’s most notorious ...
Guards "systemically and casually" beat Robert Brooks to death in New York prison, lawsuit claims
The son of Robert Brooks, an inmate who died after a prolonged beating by New York prison guards, has filed a federal lawsuit.
Sick Prisoners in New York Were Granted Parole but Remain Behind Bars
Prisons across the country are struggling to find nursing home placements for sick prisoners after granting them parole. In ...
Wendy Williams Claims Her 2 Cats Were Taken Away in 'Prison'-Like Treatment Facility: 'They're Gone'
Wendy Williams revealed her phone only allows outgoing calls, but people cannot call her, making her feel "isolated." She ...
Ex-con candidate Liliana Trafficante says she’s perfectly ‘suited’ to run for NYC Council after years in prison for fraud
Liliana Trafficante, 58, who spent years in prison for defrauding investors out of at least $1 million, would be unable to ...
Family of Robert Brooks, beaten to death at upstate NY prison, files civil suit
The family of Robert Brooks, who was beaten to death last month at an upstate New York prison, filed a federal civil rights ...
Man gets 2 years in US prison for aiding pushy effort to get ex-official to return to China
A man convicted in the first trial highlighting U.S. claims that China harasses its critics overseas has been sentenced to ...
Overtures to Trump Put Mayor Adams on a Political Tightrope
Mayor Eric Adams said that a meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump was about New York City’s future. Each man has his ...
Wendy Williams Insists She's Not Cognitively Impaired and Is Trapped in a Conservatorship: ‘I Feel Like I Am in Prison’
Wendy Williams was in tears on Thursday, Jan. 16, as she begged to get her out of her conservatorship and return to life outside the walls of the wellness facility in New York City in which she's been ...