NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex ...

With Mayor Eric Adams' indictment, Adrienne Adams, the NYC Council speaker, eyes the mayoral seat. The first African American ...

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

Despite efforts to improve conditions, the jail has continued to face criticism for its dangerous environment.

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

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

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from New York City in a sweeping ruling aimed at fixing years of violence and deteriorating ...

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

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 ...

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

A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Rikers Island will be taken out of city control, and an outside official will report directly to a federal judge. The judge, Laura Taylor Swain, ruled the remediation manager will ...