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

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

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

Federal judge orders external manager to take control of Rikers Island jail after reports of violence and mismanagement.

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

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

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

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

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.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A federal judge Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run by an official who reports directly to the court. In the ...