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A federal judge in New York has taken the extraordinary step of seizing control of the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail ...
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 ...
In a 77-page decision, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said she would select a "remediation manager," ...
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New York City’s jails will get an outside manager to protect the constitutional rights of people in custody, a federal judge ...
U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that an independent manager be appointed to oversee the notorious jail complex ...
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 has ordered an outside official to take over control of much of New York City's jail system after local ...
A federal judge in Manhattan has taken charge of reforming New York's Rikers Island jail complex, citing worsening violent ...
Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain took control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Tuesday and appointed an official who reports to the court to run it.