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 ...

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

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

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

A judge has found the city in contempt of court and has cleared the way for an outside official, instead of City Hall, to ...

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

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

A U.S. judge on Wednesday said she was leaning toward ordering a federal takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail ...

Violent conditions at Riker Island jail have left convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein covered in blood, soiled underwear & more ...

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