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

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

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

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

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

A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on ...

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

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 federal judge said that she was leaning toward taking the extreme measure of stripping the city of its control of Rikers ...

A federal judge held New York City’s Department of Correction in contempt for failing to institute reforms at Rikers Island ...