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

First Deputy Mayor of New York City, Randy Mastro, joins Pix and Politics to talk about Rikers Island and the city losing ...

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

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

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

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

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," ...

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.

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

Immigrants living in New York who were unlawfully held on Rikers Island because federal immigration agents asked the city to ...