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 Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment ...

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

In a 77-page decision, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said she would select a "remediation manager," ...

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 ...

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

Rikers Island, which has long drawn ire over its conditions, won't be within New York City's purview during the transition.

What to Know New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, ...

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 will soon be run by a court-appointed official after a federal judge on Tuesday ordered the troubled jail ...

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