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

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

New York City’s jails will get an outside manager to protect the constitutional rights of people in custody, a federal judge ...

A federal judge has removed New York City and its Department of Correction from full control of the Rikers Island jail ...

A federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to oversee the cleanup of Rikers Island. New York City has lost control ...

Swain issued the order in Nunez v. City of New York, a 13-year-old class-action suit that the Legal Aid Society and the law ...

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.

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

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

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

After years of litigation, a federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to ...