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

A federal court in New York ruled that Rikers Island will be placed under the control of an independent receiver. In the ...

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

After years of litigation, a federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 on Tuesday said she is taking control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail complex away from city ...

The R&B singer Cassie could testify as soon as Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial, as the Bad Boy Records ...

In this trial, however, the presence of a specialized team of prosecutors may offer victims a greater sense of security and ...