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 ...

Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain took control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Tuesday and appointed an ...

The 77-page order by a Manhattan federal judge effectively appoints a federal receiver to correct dangerous conditions in ...

A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment ...

The vast majority of people detained at Rikers are waiting for their day in court and have not been convicted of any crime.

Eyewitness News has investigated the violence, the staffing levels, even the sexual abuse allegations inside Rikers Island. Now, we're getting an exclusive look at some of the living conditions inside ...

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

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy spoke with Marcia Kramer on this week's episode ...

Meir, the former top executive of New York City real estate development firm HFZ Capital Group, was ordered back to jail ...

Immigrants living in New York who were unlawfully held on Rikers Island because federal immigration agents asked the city to ...

The Data Collaborative for Justice report highlights the need for judges to reduce pretrial detentions in New York Jails, as ...

A federal judge has ordered the city to hand ... custody in the New York City jails." A federal judge has ordered the city to hand over the operations of its troubled jails on Rikers Island ...