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

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

A federal judge in New York has taken the extraordinary step of seizing control of the city’s troubled Rikers ... inmates. Judge Laura Taylor Swain, in a 77-page ruling, ordered the notorious ...

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

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.

A federal judge on Tuesday stripped New York City of its control over the Rikers Island jail, which will now effectively be ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A federal judge 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 the ...

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

Indictments for healthcare fraud have been brought against one current and two former Rikers Island officers, who allegedly faked injuries to claim nearly $1 million in workers' comp.

Calling the conditions at Rikers Island “dangerous and unsafe,” federal ... violence permeates the jail system and inmates die regularly from fentanyl overdoses and suicide.

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