A judge may order a federal takeover of Rikers Island due to persistent violence and unmet reform requirements.
A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...
US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” ...
Once more, Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain has found the city and the Department of Correction in contempt of ...
A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...
A judge has found the city in contempt of court and has cleared the way for an outside official, instead of City Hall, to ...
Mayor Eric Adams opposes receivership for the city's jails but has pledged to shut down Rikers Island by 2027, despite ...
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...
A distinguished New York City civil rights lawyer. A nationally recognized jail reformer who headed lockups in two different ...
New York City was found in contempt Wednesday over “grave” conditions at Rikers Island — as a judge said she was “inclined” to order a federal takeover of the ...
A federal judge is likely to employ a rarely used remedy to try to fix longstanding problems in the city’s jails. But it’s ...
The judge found that conditions have only continued to worsen at the jail complex, setting up a potential federal takeover.