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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ruled that an independent official will be appointed to oversee the Rikers Island jail complex, ...

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

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

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

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