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

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race. His critics say his mayoralty would be ...

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

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 took the extraordinary step of stripping the city of its control over Rikers Island, ruling that City Hall ...

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

New York City has been ordered to turn over control of Rikers Island—one of the country's most notorious jails—and other city ...

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 ...

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

A federal judge took the control of Rikers Island out of New York City’s hands in a hearing.