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

A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with 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 may order a federal takeover of Rikers Island due to persistent violence and unmet reform requirements.