Federal Judge Tells New York City To Brace for Takeover of Rikers After Contempt Finding
A federal judge has ordered New York City to draft plans to hand over management of its Rikers Island jail complex to a third ...
For holiday, U.S. service members receive messages of thanks, meals of plenty
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin placed pre-holiday calls on Tuesday and Wednesday to members of each branch of the U.S ...
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Harvey Weinstein Sues New York City Over ‘Unsanitary’ Living Conditions At Riker’s Island, Lack Of ‘Clean Underwear’
Weinstein was accused of sexual assault or harassment by over 80 women, victims of which provided a list of over 100 ...
Judge holds NYC in contempt over 'grave' prison conditions on Rikers Island, is 'inclined' to a federal takeover
A judge ruled New York City is now in contempt over "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal ...
New York City found in contempt for failing to stop violence at city’s most notorious prison
A federal judge found New York City in contempt for its failure to stem violence at its notorious Rikers Island prison ...
Thousands of Lebanese Head South as a Fragile Peace Begins
Roads heading south of Beirut were packed with bumper-to-bumper traffic today as thousands of people returned to war-ravaged ...
Judge rules NYC is in contempt over jail violence, moves Rikers Island closer to federal takeover
A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal ...
Judge finds New York City in contempt over jail conditions, moves closer to a federal takeover
US District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the city had placed incarcerated people in “unconstitutional danger” ...
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Harvey Weinstein files complaint against New York City over 'gulag' conditions at Rikers Island
Weinstein, who is serving time at Rikers after he was convicted of sexual assault and rape, is requesting $5 million in ...
New York leaders seek to expand mental health options
New York officials are under pressure to make changes to the state's mental health laws following a brutal rampage in ...
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Rikers Island: Federal Intervention Looms Amid Spiraling Violence
A U.S. judge is considering federal control of Rikers Island due to escalating violence and failure of New York City to meet court mandates. The city's Department of Correction is in contempt for not ...