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A judge may order a federal takeover of Rikers Island due to persistent violence and unmet reform requirements.

A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...

Once more, Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain has found the city and the Department of Correction in contempt of ...

Mayor Eric Adams opposes receivership for the city's jails but has pledged to shut down Rikers Island by 2027, despite ...

The judge said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” by failing to comply with 18 separate ...

The judge found that conditions have only continued to worsen at the jail complex, setting up a potential federal takeover.

A federal judge on Wednesday found New York City in contempt for failing to address violence and deteriorating conditions at ...

A federal judge is likely to employ a rarely used remedy to try to fix longstanding problems in the city’s jails. But it’s ...

A judge has found the city in contempt of court and has cleared the way for an outside official, instead of City Hall, to ...

New York City was found in contempt Wednesday over “grave” conditions at Rikers Island — and a judge said she was “inclined” ...

Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt on 18 separate counts, underscoring the city's failure to address issues ...