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

A Correction captain on Rikers Island who cost the city $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim has been named in yet ...

A distinguished New York City civil rights lawyer. A nationally recognized jail reformer who headed lockups in two different ...

Less than a week after suing the City of New York and others over “deplorable conditions” at Rikers Island jail, Harvey ...

A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...

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

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

In a legal notice, Weinstein’s attorney likened Rikers, a notoriously dangerous jail, to a “gulag” and accused officials of ...

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

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers filed a legal claim alleging that he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic ...

A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...

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