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 ...

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

A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment ...

Over the past four years, an unlikely alliance of advocates for people behind bars and former Department of Correction ...

A federal judge took the control of Rikers Island out of New York City’s hands in a hearing.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued a stunning ruling that effectively places Rikers Island under the control of the court. The infamously dangerous jail complex houses around 7,000 […] ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A federal judge 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. In the ...

In a decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain wrote that manager will "support remediation of the ongoing violations of the constitutional rights of people in custody in the New ...

Manhattan U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain will "appoint a 'remediation manager' to address the deeply entrenched problems at the sprawling jail complex," said Bloomberg. This manager will ...

It seems counterintuitive, but the pending takeover of Rikers Island by a U.S. court-appointed administrator could redound to the benefit of the city, including Mayor Adams.The jail complex is horribl ...

Citing nearly a decade of cyclical reform and backsliding at Rikers, Chief U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York Laura Taylor Swain rejected a proposal from New York City to ...