A judge found New York City in contempt of an agreement meant to improve jail conditions, setting the stage for a ...

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

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

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

A federal judge held New York City in contempt of court Wednesday for failing to improve conditions at Rikers and other jails ...

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

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

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 alleging that he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic ...

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