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

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

The historic step, taking control of the jails away from the city, is "a drastic and necessary measure to save lives," ...

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

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 ...

A federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to oversee the cleanup of Rikers Island. New York City has lost control ...

Court mandates reform for NYC's Rikers Island and appoints a remediation manager to address the jail's issues.

A federal judge on Tuesday stripped New York City of its control over Rikers Island jail, which will now effectively be run ...

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

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 ...

After years of litigation, a federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to ...