A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from New York City in a sweeping decision aimed at fixing years of violence and deteriorating ...

A federal judge seized control of New York City’s troubled jail system Tuesday — ordering that an outside official be brought in to clean up Rikers Island and other lockups. The 77-page order ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – A federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to oversee the cleanup of Rikers Island. The decision was filed as part of Chief United States District Judge Laura ...

What to Know New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, after a federal judge found the city had failed to stem spiraling ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain criticized the city's conduct in a 77-page ruling. A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be ...

Ossining, N.Y.: Re “City Hall considers abandoning plan to replace Rikers with borough jails” (May 3): Mayor Adams’ purported attempt to abandon the plan to close the jail on Rikers Island ...

By Hurubie Meko 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 ...

(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 ...

New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island will now be run by an official who reports directly to the court. Here is how California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to address a $12 billion ...

A federal judge on Tuesday seized control of New York City's notorious jail complex on Rikers Island, which will now be run by an official who reports directly to the court. In a 77-page ruling ...