Over the past four years, an unlikely alliance of advocates for people behind bars and former Department of Correction ...

The vast majority of people detained at Rikers are waiting for their day in court and have not been convicted of any crime.

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 ...

New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, after a ...

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy spoke with Marcia Kramer on this week's episode ...

After years of litigation, a federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to her, taking control of the troubled complex away from New York City.

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

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

Court mandates reform for NYC's Rikers Island and appoints a remediation manager to address the jail's issues.