The finding was a landmark in a court case that has stretched out over more than a decade. Plans for a receivership of New ...

The judge, Laura Taylor Swain, found the city in contempt of a 2015 agreement to stem abuse and violence in the jails, and ...

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

A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...

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

US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” ...

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

A federal judge has ruled New York City in contempt for failing to address dangerous conditions in its jails, particularly at ...

A federal judge ruled the Adams administration is in contempt of the 2015 decree on all 18 points, including key measures ...

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

A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal takeover of the system now seen increasingly as likely in a years-long legal ...

A federal judge has ordered New York City to draft plans to hand over management of its Rikers Island jail complex to a third ...