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

A federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to her, taking control of the ...

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

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that an independent manager be appointed to oversee the notorious jail complex ...

In appointing a receiver by another name to run Rikers Island, Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain has rightly ...

Federal judge orders external manager to take control of Rikers Island jail after reports of violence and mismanagement.

Rikers Island is one of the most infamous jail complexes in the U.S., and it is now under new management: a federal judge has ...

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.