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

The video above aired in a previous newscast. NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – A federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to ...

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

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

After years of litigation, a federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to ...

New York City will no longer control its jail system and an outside manager will take over, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

Rikers Island is one of the most infamous jail complexes in the U.S., and it is now under new management: a federal judge has ...

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.

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that an independent official will be appointed to oversee the Rikers Island jail complex, ...

Court mandates reform for NYC's Rikers Island and appoints a remediation manager to address the jail's issues.

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