U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued a ruling on Wednesday that detailed the city's failure in addressing use of ...

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

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

All the parties in the decade-old 'Nunez case' must now decide on the parameters and qualifications of a third-party overseer ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Violent conditions at Riker Island jail have left convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein covered in blood, soiled underwear & more ...