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

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

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

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

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

New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island will now be run by an official who reports directly to the court.

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U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that an independent manager be appointed to oversee the notorious jail complex ...

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

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

A federal judge took the control of Rikers Island out of New York City’s hands in a hearing.