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 ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...

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 ...

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 ...

The judge found that conditions have only continued to worsen at the jail complex, setting up a potential federal takeover.

A federal judge ruled the Adams administration is in contempt of the 2015 decree on all 18 points, including key measures ...

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

US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt on 18 separate counts, underscoring the city's failure to address issues ...