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” ...
The judge said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” by failing to comply with 18 separate ...
A federal judge ruled that New York City was in violation of 18 different provisions of a court-enforced plan to clean up the ...
A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...
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 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 judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...
Once more, Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain has found the city and the Department of Correction in contempt of ...