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

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

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

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

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging the disgraced Hollywood mogul is ...

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

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

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

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

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