A judge may order a federal takeover of Rikers Island due to persistent violence and unmet reform requirements.

A Correction captain on Rikers Island who cost the city $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim has been named in yet ...

New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail is likely to be taken over by the federal government after a judge ruled the ...

A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...

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 ...

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

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

Awaiting a new New York trial next year on additional sex crimes charges, Harvey Weinstein seems to be wishing he was ...

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

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - The Rikers Island jail complex stands in New York with the ...