Calling the conditions at Rikers Island “dangerous and unsafe,” federal Judge Laura Swain finally cleared the way for an ...

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

A federal judge has ordered an outside official to take over control of much of New York City's jail system after local ...

The 77-page order by a Manhattan federal judge effectively appoints a federal receiver to correct dangerous conditions in ...

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

The implementation of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration’s executive order allowing federal immigration agents to re-establish ...

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

New York City has been ordered to turn over control of Rikers Island—one of the country's most notorious jails—and other city ...

A federal judge in Manhattan has taken charge of reforming New York's Rikers Island jail complex, citing worsening violent ...

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 ...