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

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 past 50 years, a ...

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, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex ...

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

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

“Though appointing an independent remediation manager is a necessary step towards accountability and bringing Rikers’ deadly ...

New York City will no longer control its jail system and an outside manager will take over, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

Four years after NYC Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal pushed for doula care in jails, the Rikers Island Doula Program is in full ...