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

New York City’s jails will get an outside manager to protect the constitutional rights of people in custody, a federal judge ...

After nearly a decade of ineffective oversight by a court-appointed monitor, the federal judge overseeing the city’s ...

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 ...

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

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

New York City will no longer control its jail system and an outside manager will take over, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

Court mandates reform for NYC's Rikers Island and appoints a remediation manager to address the jail's issues.

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that an independent official will be appointed to oversee the Rikers Island jail complex, ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Rikers Island will be taken out of city control, and an outside official will report directly to a federal judge. The judge, Laura Taylor Swain, ruled the remediation manager will ...

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

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