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

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

A federal judge in New York has taken the extraordinary step of seizing control of the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail ...

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First Deputy Mayor of New York City, Randy Mastro, joins Pix and Politics to talk about Rikers Island and the city losing ...

Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain took control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Tuesday and appointed an official who reports to the court to run it.

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

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

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A federal judge Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run by an official who reports directly to the court. In the ...

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

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

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