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 ...

The video above aired in a previous newscast. NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – A federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to ...

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

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

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

“Though appointing an independent remediation manager is a necessary step towards accountability and bringing Rikers’ deadly ...

A federal judge has stripped New York City of control over its jails, citing years of violence and neglect at the notorious ...

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

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.