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

Rikers Island will soon be run by a court-appointed official after a federal judge on Tuesday ordered the troubled jail ...

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

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

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

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

Indictments for healthcare fraud have been brought against one current and two former Rikers Island officers, who allegedly faked injuries to claim nearly $1 million in workers' comp.

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

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

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

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New York City Public Advocate spoke with CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer about a variety of issues, including federal ...