A federal judge has ordered New York City to draft plans to hand over management of its Rikers Island jail complex to a third ...

A federal judge found New York City in contempt for its failure to stem violence at its notorious Rikers Island prison ...

A federal judge held New York City in contempt of court Wednesday for failing to improve conditions at Rikers and other jails ...

A federal judge on Wednesday found New York City in contempt for failing to reel in the violence and excessive force at its ...

Harvey Weinstein is being subjected to medical negligence in one of the country’s most notorious jails, his attorney said in ...

While plans are on track to close Rikers Island by 2027, a federal judge ordered the city to submit proposals for structural ...

The finding was a landmark in a court case that has stretched out over more than a decade. Plans for a receivership of New ...

The extraordinary intervention would cede control of one of the nation’s largest, most notorious jail systems.

The judge found that conditions have only continued to worsen at the jail complex, setting up a potential federal takeover.

A federal judge held New York City’s Department of Correction in contempt for failing to institute reforms at Rikers Island ...

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging the disgraced Hollywood mogul is ...

In a 65-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Laura Swain of the Southern District of New York found the city in contempt on ...