Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain took control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Tuesday and appointed an ...

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 seized control of the facility from New York City and placed it under the ...

A court hearing that will be held in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday aims to determine whether ICE and other federal agencies can set up shop on Rikers Island. The Adams ...

The vast majority of people detained at Rikers are waiting for their day in court and have not been convicted of any crime.

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

Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault trial is set to wrap up with closing arguments to the jury by prosecutors and ...

A federal judge has decided to take control of New York’s Rikers Island jail away from city officials due to years of ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain criticized the city's conduct in a 77-page ruling. A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be ...

By Hurubie Meko A federal judge overseeing New York City’s jails took Rikers Island out of the city’s control on Tuesday, ordering that an outside official be appointed to make major decisions ...

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 seized control of the facility from New York City and placed it under ...

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

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from New York City in a sweeping decision aimed at fixing years of violence and deteriorating ...