After years of litigation, a federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to her, taking control of the troubled complex away from New York City.

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 ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain said in a new ruling that she will appoint an independent “remediation manager” to improve conditions on Rikers Island, which has long been plagued by violence and ...

In appointing a receiver by another name to run Rikers Island ... instead embracing the hybrid solution of a so-called remediation manager that would be appointed to work alongside DOC ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – A federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to oversee the cleanup of Rikers Island. The decision was filed as part of Chief United States District Judge Laura ...

A federal judge on Tuesday said she is taking control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail complex away from city officials and appointing an independent official to oversee it, citing a decade ...

After years of litigation, a federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to her, taking control of the troubled complex away from New York City.

The vast majority of people detained at Rikers are waiting for their day in court and have not been convicted of any crime.

Rikers Island is one of the most infamous ... Manhattan U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain will "appoint a 'remediation manager' to address the deeply entrenched problems at the sprawling ...