The vast majority of people detained at Rikers are waiting for their day in court and have not been convicted of any crime.

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

A federal judge has decided to take control of New York’s Rikers Island jail away from city officials due to years of ...

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

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

Through the receivership order, the city will transfer power over local jails to a third-party expert appointed by the federal courts.

Dan Mannarino speaks with New York City Council Member, Sandy Nurse, about the city no longer fully controlling its jail ...

In a decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain wrote that manager will "support remediation of the ... of its troubled jails on Rikers Island to an outside manager This past ...

including the long-troubled Rikers Island complex, after a federal judge appointed a “remediation manager” to restore order inside the jails.

The historic step, taking control of the jails away from the city, is "a drastic and necessary measure to save lives," ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will no longer fully control its jail system, including the long-troubled Rikers Island ... The official, known as a “remediation manager,” will report directly ...