Jacob Kaye

The mayor on Friday appointed a prominent criminal justice expert to lead the city's Civilian Complaint Review Board, the NYPD's oversight body, marking the first time in over six years that the watchdog group has had a permanent chairperson.

The mayor on Friday appointed a prominent criminal justice expert to lead the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, the NYPD’s oversight body, marking th

The Independent Rikers Commission is hoping to remind New Yorkers why the city first began to endeavor closing its dangerous jail complex, even if it has no shot at hitting the legally-mandated 2027 deadline to do so.

A federal appeals court recently upheld a lower court ruling that found that New Yorkers have the right to access prosecutorial disciplinary proceedings and records, which are currently shrouded in secrecy.

Two new lawsuits allege that the city's Department of Correction illegally kept Rikers Island detainees indoors without access to outdoor recreation

A man being held in a new Bellevue Hospital jail unit for detainees with serious medical needs died on Wednesday, becoming the sixth person to die in Department of Correction custody this year.

A man being held in a new Bellevue Hospital jail unit for detainees with serious medical needs died on Wednesday, becoming the sixth person to die in Depar

By Jacob Kaye and Noah Powelson The city has yet to propose a new deadline to close Rikers Island's dangerous jail complex, despite admitting

The group charged with nominating the city’s judges recently published its first-ever code of conduct for its members to abide by, an attempt to fulfill, in part, the mayor’s promise to make the powerful committee more transparent.

After months of praising a shift toward greater transparency at the Department of Correction, the federal watchdog overseeing Rikers Island sharply changed course Thursday, accusing agency leadership of taking steps that could undermine court-ordered reforms.