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

A federal judge on Tuesday said she is taking control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail complex away from city ...

A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment ...

The 77-page order by a Manhattan federal judge effectively appoints a federal receiver to correct dangerous conditions in ...

A federal judge on Tuesday stripped New York City of its control over Rikers Island jail, which will now effectively be run ...

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

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

Immigrants living in New York who were unlawfully held on Rikers Island because federal immigration agents asked the city to ...

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

Dan Mannarino speaks with New York City Council Member, Sandy Nurse, about the city no longer fully controlling its jail ...

A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run ...