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 ...

Days after suing NYC for $5M for conditions at Rikers Island, Harvey Weinstein has been rushed to hospital over "alarming ...

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

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

The judge, Laura Taylor Swain, set a Jan. 14 deadline for the city and lawyers representing detainees to present a plan for a receivership. Adams said Tuesday that he would obey the judge’s ruling but ...

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 ...

New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail is likely to be taken over by the federal government after a judge ruled the ...

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

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