Legislation passed by the New York City Council in 2019 requires the closure of Rikers Island prison by 2027 and new jails to replace it.

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

In appointing a receiver by another name to run Rikers Island, Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain has rightly ...

A federal judge has removed New York City and its Department of Correction from full control of the Rikers Island jail ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...