Laura Taylor Swain, a federal judge, seized control of New York City’s lockups, which have been rife with violence and ...

A federal judge finally acknowledged that New York City won't fix the constitutional crisis at Rikers on its own, but the ...

A federal judge in New York has taken the extraordinary step of seizing control of the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail ...

On Tuesday, Chief Judge of the Southern District of New York Laura Taylor Swain, a Clinton appointee, in a 77-page ruling, ...

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

Federal judge orders external manager to take control of Rikers Island jail after reports of violence and mismanagement.

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

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 ...

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that an independent official will be appointed to oversee the Rikers Island jail complex, ...

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