The authorities said the man had a seizure. The previous death, of a pedicab driver in police custody in Manhattan, has been ...

A federal judge has ordered the city to hand over the operations of its troubled jails on Rikers Island to an outside manager. In a decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain wrote ...

Calling the conditions at Rikers Island “dangerous and unsafe,” federal Judge Laura Swain finally cleared the way for an independent manager — that is, a federal receiver — to take control ...

A federal judge took the control of Rikers Island out of New York City’s hands in a hearing.

A federal judge has made a historic decision to take control of the Rikers Island jail complex away from the New York City government. An independent official will be appointed to run the jails ...

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment of an independent manager to fix rampant violence and persistent ...

Judge Takes Control of Rikers Island Reform A federal judge in Manhattan has taken charge of reforming New York's Rikers Island jail complex, citing worsening violent conditions. Judge Laura Taylor ...

(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday said she is taking control of New York’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex away from city officials and appointing an independent official to oversee it, ...

A federal judge has appointed an independent official to oversee New York's Rikers Island jail due to worsening conditions. This decision represents a pivotal change, highlighting city authorities' ...

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

NEW YORK — A federal judge overseeing New York City’s jails took Rikers Island out of the city’s control on Tuesday, ordering that an outside official be appointed to make major decisions regarding ...