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

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

A federal judge has ordered an outside official to take over control of much of New York City's jail system after local ...

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

Rikers Island, which has long drawn ire over its conditions, won't be within New York City's purview during the transition.

In appointing a receiver by another name to run Rikers Island, Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain has rightly ...

A federal judge has stripped New York City of control over its jails, citing years of violence and neglect at the notorious ...

A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run by an official who reports directly to the court.

Swain issued the order in Nunez v. City of New York, a 13-year-old class-action suit that the Legal Aid Society and the law ...

Federal judge orders external manager to take control of Rikers Island jail after reports of violence and mismanagement.

Legislation passed by the New York City Council in 2019 requires the closure of Rikers Island prison by 2027 and new jails to replace it.

Rikers Island will soon be run by a court-appointed official after a federal judge on Tuesday ordered the troubled jail ...