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 ...

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

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

Swain issued the order in Nunez v. City of New York, a 13-year-old class-action suit that the Legal Aid Society and the law ...

A federal judge in Manhattan has taken charge of reforming New York's Rikers Island jail complex, citing worsening violent ...

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

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

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from City in a sweeping ...

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Rikers Island is getting an independent, court-appointed manager to improve conditions and ...

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