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 ...

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NEW YORK -- 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.

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.

After years of litigation, a federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly ... a private law firm representing inmates called the judge's move a ...