Mr. Weinstein’s stint at Rikers Island began when he was transferred from a prison last year after a court overturned his 2020 conviction on sex-crimes charges in New York.

Weinstein was quick to call out Rikers Island, where he is in custody, saying he wasn't sure he would live until the spring while inside the "hell hole" jail complex, which sits near LaGuardia ...

Harvey Weinstein‘s legal team has petitioned the court to transfer the disgraced movie mogul from Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital during his criminal retrial in New York City. “Harvey ...

Weinstein, who turned 73 on March 19, has argued that he may see "possibly death" if not permitted to leave Rikers, known for it's notorious and inefficient reputation with a proposed framework in ...

Rikers Island has a decades-long reputation of spiraling dysfunction, brutality, and even death against those awaiting trial. The East River prison allowed Eyewitness News onto their grounds to ...

April 16 (UPI) --Disgraced ex-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein filed an emergency request Wednesday to be sent to Bellevue Hospital from Rikers Island due to a "tongue infection." "My clients ...

April 16 (UPI) --Disgraced ex-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein filed an emergency request Wednesday to be sent to Bellevue Hospital from Rikers Island due to a "tongue infection." "My clients ...

The Bronx DA’s office has dropped all charges against a Queens public defender arrested on Rikers Island for possession of ...

A federal judge last week said the city was barred from fully implementing a local law banning solitary confinement on Rikers ...

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of sexual assault in a retrial after his 2020 conviction was overturned. The judge also declared a mistrial on another charge.