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

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

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

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

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.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from City in a sweeping ...

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

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

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