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

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

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

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 ...

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

In a 77-page decision, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said she would select a "remediation manager," ...

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

Rikers Island will soon be run by a court-appointed official after a federal judge on Tuesday ordered the troubled jail ...

Rikers Island, which has long drawn ire over its conditions, won't be within New York City's purview during the transition.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from New York City in a sweeping ruling aimed at fixing years of violence and deteriorating ...

A federal judge in Manhattan has taken charge of reforming New York's Rikers Island jail complex, citing worsening violent ...

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 past 50 years, a ...