A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...
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” ...
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...
The finding was a landmark in a court case that has stretched out over more than a decade. Plans for a receivership of New ...
A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...
A federal judge held New York City in contempt of court Wednesday for failing to improve conditions at Rikers and other jails ...
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.