A judge has found the city in contempt of court and has cleared the way for an outside official, instead of City Hall, to ...
A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...
A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...
A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...
US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” ...
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...
Judge Laura Taylor Swain found the city in contempt on 18 separate counts, underscoring the city's failure to address issues ...
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 ruled that New York City was in violation of 18 different provisions of a court-enforced plan to clean up the ...
Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan issued a written ruling finding the city in contempt over 18 separate contempt claims.
New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail is likely to be taken over by the federal government after a judge ruled the ...