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

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

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

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

In appointing a receiver by another name to run Rikers Island, Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain has rightly ...

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

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

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.

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

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 ...