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

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

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

After years of litigation, a federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to ...

This week, Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued a sweeping decision to appoint an independent manager to take control of much of the operations of Rikers Island following years of violence and ...

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 ...

After nearly a decade of ineffective oversight by a court-appointed monitor, the federal judge overseeing the city’s ...

“Though appointing an independent remediation manager is a necessary step towards accountability and bringing Rikers’ deadly ...

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