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

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

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

New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, after a ...

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

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.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from City in a sweeping ...

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 on Tuesday ruled that an independent official will be appointed to oversee the Rikers Island jail complex, ...

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

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

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