It was, as The Post crowed, “rotten ‘pot’ luck.” Now, in a wild twist of fate, the well-known former stylist, music video ...

NYC Council is set to pass a bill for swift disclosure of detainee deaths at Rikers Island, aiming to increase transparency and address secrecy concerns.

Families and criminal justice advocates have long urged jail officials to notify them about deaths and other emergencies in ...

Michael Nieves, 40, was awaiting trial on Rikers Island when he tried to kill himself in 2022. The staff response to his suicide drew a harsh rebuke from the New York State attorney general and ...

The New York Times has obtained video of the 2022 death of Michael Nieves, a mentally ill detainee who mortally wounded himself on Rikers Island.