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

The judge said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” by failing to comply with 18 separate ...

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 U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...

New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail is likely to be taken over by the federal government after a judge ruled the ...

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

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

A federal judge has ruled New York City in contempt for failing to address dangerous conditions in its jails, particularly at ...

Chief U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the prison was in contempt of orders to improve the 'grave' conditions ...

Harvey Weinstein has been transported back to Bellevue Hospital, after receiving an “alarming” blood test result, his ...