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 Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain criticized the city's conduct in a 77-page ruling. A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be ...

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 seized control of the facility from New York City and placed it under ...

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