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

New York City's troubled jail system will be put under the watch of an independent monitor after a federal judge seized ...

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

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

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

A New York corrections officer admitted in court that he cleaned up blood from the fatal beating of an inmate in an attempt ...

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.

In a highly anticipated 77-page ruling, Judge Laura Swain wrote that the receiver, which she called a “remediation manager,” ...

David Wadley, a 34-year-old corrections officer, was taken into custody on assault charges, police confirmed.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — An off-duty New York City Department of Correction officer was arrested early Saturday in Brooklyn and ...