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A federal judge in New York has taken the extraordinary step of seizing control of the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail ...

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

A federal judge finally acknowledged that New York City won't fix the constitutional crisis at Rikers on its own, but the ...

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

On Tuesday, Chief Judge of the Southern District of New York Laura Taylor Swain, a Clinton appointee, in a 77-page ruling, ...

Outside official will take over deadly Rikers Island jail, judge orders - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald ...

A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run by an official who reports directly to the court.

A federal judge has stripped New York City of control over its jails, citing years of violence and neglect at the notorious ...

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

Legislation passed by the New York City Council in 2019 requires the closure of Rikers Island prison by 2027 and new jails to replace it.

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 ...