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 ...

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

A federal judge on Tuesday officially seized control of Rikers Island ... to oversee the notorious jail complex that has been plagued by reports of violence, ill treatment, and inmate deaths.

This comes after the same judge held the city in contempt last November for failing to reduce violence in the notorious jail complex. Rikers Island is one of the nation ... for violence and ...

If you're currently counting down the days until Dept. Q drops on Netflix, you're definitely not alone. The crime thriller ...

If you're currently counting down the days until Dept. Q drops on Netflix, you're definitely not alone. The crime thriller series, inspired by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen's bestselling novels and ...

The conditions at Rikers Island have been a point of contention for decades, with the majority of inmates as well as correction officers coming from Black and Brown communities. New York City ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center barge in Hunts Point—which previously housed ...

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 ...