A judge may order a federal takeover of Rikers Island due to persistent violence and unmet reform requirements.

A judge has found the city in contempt of court and has cleared the way for an outside official, instead of City Hall, to ...

A distinguished New York City civil rights lawyer. A nationally recognized jail reformer who headed lockups in two different ...

Once more, Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain has found the city and the Department of Correction in contempt of ...

A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...

Mayor Eric Adams opposes receivership for the city's jails but has pledged to shut down Rikers Island by 2027, despite ...

A federal judge is likely to employ a rarely used remedy to try to fix longstanding problems in the city’s jails. But it’s ...

A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt on 18 separate counts, underscoring the city's failure to address issues ...

A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...

A federal judge ruled the Adams administration is in contempt of the 2015 decree on all 18 points, including key measures ...

US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” ...