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 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.

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III and state lawmakers may have ...

The Council’s Common Sense Caucus penned a letter to US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday seeking “assistance in an urgent ...