Laura Taylor Swain, a federal judge, seized control of New York City’s lockups, which have been rife with violence and ...

Rikers Island is a century-old jail complex on an island sandwiched between the Bronx and Queens in New York City. It’s home ...

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

Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain took control of New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex on Tuesday and appointed an official who reports to the court to run it.

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

A federal judge on Tuesday said she is taking control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail complex away from city ...

Rikers Island, which has long drawn ire over its conditions, won't be within New York City's purview during the transition.

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 ...