Crews are dredging sand from Pensacola Bay and piling it onto White Island, a spit of land that's eroded down to roughly half its former size.

White Island, a once popular picnic spot for boaters and sunbathers in Bayou Davenport off Navy Point, is on its way to being restored after erosion took a toll.

Escambia County says construction is now underway on the White Island Restoration Project. Crews are dredging sand from Pensacola Bay and piling it onto White Island, which is more like a spit of land ...

Why I Blew the Whistle on Extreme Confinement on Rikers Island Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — ...

Two people died on Rikers Island in the same afternoon following medical emergencies last Friday, June 20.

Even in a place like Rikers Island, light can break through. This year’s pre-Shavuos celebration transformed the prison into a space of joy, renewal, and deep spiritual connection for Jewish inmates.

A 22-year-old Rikers Island detainee says jail staff “effectively sterilized” him by prescribing him an antidepressant that gave him a painful, five-day erection — and ignoring his excr… ...

The death toll at Rikers Island jumped to seven this year with two men dying at the notorious jail Friday, officials said.

Two men have died in separate incidents while in custody of NYC Correction Department, the cause of their deaths is under investigation.