A federal judge on Tuesday said she is taking control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail complex away from city ...

Laura Taylor Swain, a federal judge, seized control of New York City’s lockups, which have been rife with violence and ...

A federal judge in New York has taken the extraordinary step of seizing control of the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex ...

A federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to her, taking control of the ...

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U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that an independent manager be appointed to oversee the notorious jail complex ...

Dan Mannarino speaks with New York City Council Member, Sandy Nurse, about the city no longer fully controlling its jail ...

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

The 77-page order by a Manhattan federal judge effectively appoints a federal receiver to correct dangerous conditions in ...

A federal judge on Tuesday stripped New York City of its control over Rikers Island jail, which will now effectively be run ...

New York City’s jails will get an outside manager to protect the constitutional rights of people in custody, a federal judge ...